By Amanda Cox, @AmandaCoxWrites As an author with a background in counseling, there’s nothing I love more than digging deep into a character’s childhood and other defining moments–using those elements …
Show, Don’t Tell: The Power of Body Language
By Tara Johnson, @TaraMinistry One of my favorite shows is The Behavior Panel on Youtube. Four body language experts who are psychologists, served in law enforcement, or worked in the …
Beyond Stereotype
by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong As a flight attendant, I meet lots of characters. Often, they seem to fit a stereotype, but as a writer, I’ve been warned away from …
More Than a Sounding Board: Four Ways to Deepen the Heroine’s Best Friend
by Christina Miller, @CLMillerbooks Have you noticed that secondary characters sometimes serve little purpose beyond being props in the scene? While we don’t develop walk-on characters, we can use secondary …
6 Must Haves in a Hero
By Michelle Griep, @MichelleGriep I love England. Everything about it. The people. The land. The rich and lustrous history. The big hunky knights and suave aristocrats. Okay, so maybe it’s …