Master Pacing: How Secrets, Twists, and Foreshadowing Amp Things Up
Humor Your Readers Can Visualize: How to Make Writing Funnier
Anatomy of a Compelling (and Effective) Story
Top Ten Mistakes Authors Make When Writing Stories
Finding the Story in Moments of Helplessness
The Art of Restraint in Exposition
Kick the Imposter to the Curb: The Benefits of Allowing Who You Are as a Writer to Reflect Who You Are as a Person
Emotion vs Feeling in Fiction
Nail Your Novel (or Memoir’s) Voice and Tone
Visual Storytelling: How to Write Compelling and Visual Fiction
Terror and Horror: Making a Tense, Unsettling Read
Successful Revision Strategies
Laugh Yourself to Death: Mixing Humor With Darker Topics Like Murder and Suspense
When and How to Jettison History in a Historical Novel
Lessons Learned After a Decade of Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
Writing in Short Forms
An Appetite for the Page
Writing Poems That Are Interesting and Accessible
Mixed Media: How Music, Newspapers, and Art Can Spark and Structure Compelling Short Fiction
The Art of Retelling Existing Short Fiction
The Unexpected: Irony and the Short Story
How to Use Point of View and Voice to Shape Compelling Stories
Writing Villains that Readers Love to Hate
The Challenges (and Opportunities) of Writing a Family Saga