by DiAnn Mills, @diannmills Our story takes off like a race car. Writers step on the gas, excited about the journey and where they will take the reader. Then somewhere in …
The Importance of Asking Why
by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan Until two years ago, I’d spent the past nineteen years working as an early childhood educator. While working with young children, one of the questions I’d …
4 Tips for Writing Authentic vs Easy Emotions
by Jeanne Takenaka, @JeanneTakenaka I’m going to be honest and say that writing nuanced emotions for my characters is hard. Over the years, I’ve struggled with making my characters—especially heroines—likable. And yet, …
Creating Careers for our Characters
by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan A while back, I requested career options for the hero in one of my books on my Facebook author page. While reading through my fans’ posts, I …
Skip Cardboard Characters: Make Your Secondary Characters Shine
by Liz Johnson, @lizjohnsonbooks Over the last few months, I’ve shared several posts about creating characters that come to life. But that’s not just for your main characters. Secondary characters play …