I decided to write about something I have been struggling with lately for today’s post, writer burnout. We all know what writer’s block i...

Fight scenes can be tricky to write. How do you keep it exciting while not giving a laundry list of blow by blows? How do we keep it clea...

I took a small break from the blog with all the holiday stuff going on. But I got a request to address comma usage today, so that’s what w...

So we’ve had an ongoing series on tips for writing different genres. Today, I’d like to close that series with a brief write-up for tips ...

We’ve been talking writing different genres in this series. Today I wanted to take a look at historical fiction. Now historical fiction c...

So we’ve been going through different genres and exploring tips for how to write them. I’d like to continue that journey today by talking...

So we’ve been looking at how to write in different genres. This week I thought we could take a step away from fiction and look at how to w...

So let’s continue with our explorations of other genres. Today I want to talk about writing a romance. Now romances are a little differen...

Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple, some of the most iconic characters come from mystery stories. Let’s continue to explore other genres and ta...

So often when we write, we stick to our preferred and known genre, but I was challenged this week to write a spooky story for my writing ...

So we’ve talked about POV (point of view) before, but it’s a complicated matter, so let’s talk about how to choose the right POV for your...

First of all, let me apologize for my absence. I’ve had some personal things I’ve been dealing with, including the loss of a dear friend ...

Character development is the heart of our stories. It makes your reader connect to your story emotionally and brings your plot to life. O...

I’ve talked previously about POV, but a further explanation of omniscient POV was requested, so here it is. Point of view (POV) is import...

We’ve talked about planning and writing series here, but now that I am knee deep into writing my sequel, I thought we could talk about wh...

Now before we begin, I will say that these signs of amateurish writing can be easily fixed once you know what to look for. So don’t get d...

Something everybody seems to be talking about these days is diversity and I think that’s great. Diversity is about inclusion. We include ...

This week we’ll talk about another topic from the writer’s conference I went to. Chuck Sambuchino of former Writer’s Digest fame talked t...

This week we have another installment of what I learned at the writing conference I attended. This talk was given by Dan E. Johnson and c...

Young Adult novels are extremely popular right now. I myself write Young Adult fantasy. But there can be a lot of confusion around what Y...