By Michelle Griep, @MichelleGriep Everyone wants to be that author—the one readers are clamoring to read. How does that happen, though? How do you become that author, with tribes of loyal natives …
Historical Research Doesn’t Have to Be Boring
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell I write historical fiction. The research I do for each novel creates a pile of books taller than I am, and the stack is high enough …
Writing Scenes Like Swiss Cheese
Sarah Sundin, @sarahsundin The scene is running at a nice clip. My heroine is making a strong decision that will propel her into action. The dialogue is flowing, the plot is …
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 …
Educate the Author
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell Put down your pen. Give me three months of your best. Why? Your characters are only as brilliant as you. There’s only one way to strengthen …