by Heidi McCahan, @HeidiMcCahan Recently a group of writer pals I chat with online lamented that their rough drafts lacked enough conflict to make their stories interesting. I can relate. A …
Spit & Shine Your Author Brand
By Dalyn Weller, @DalynWeller Some of us grew up in homes with a spring-cleaning ritual. Sometime in March our house got a scrub and polish until Mom was satisfied. This …
4 Questions to Ask to Utilize Your Backlist
By Cara Putman, @cara_putman When you’ve been writing a while, you will reach a point where magic happens when publishers return your rights to you. It’s a magical opportunity. It …
Are You Allowing for White Space in Your Creative Pursuits?
by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan As a new writer, one of the first writing rules I learned was to be sure there was plenty of white space on the page. At …
Make Your Character Likable in 5 Easy Steps
by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong In my last novel, I wrote a lazy hero. You don’t see lazy heroes very often. You see heroes who have character flaws like anger, …