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 …
What Not to Do on a Research Trip (Lessons Learned From an Introverted Writer)
By Susan L. Tuttle, @Susan_Tuttle5 Setting is a key element in our books. Oftentimes, we research places before we write about them, but once in a while we actually get …
Keeping Names Straight
by Hallee Bridgeman, @halleeb I am TERRIBLE with names. I never remember them. I can tell you everything you ever needed to know about a character *I* created – where they went …
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 …
Writing a Military Character
by Kariss Lynch, @Kariss_Lynch I never planned to write a series steeped in the Navy SEAL culture when I began writing my first book. But from the very beginning, Nick …