By Genre

Top Ten Mistakes Authors Make When Writing Stories

Finding the Story in Moments of Helplessness

The Art of Restraint in Exposition

Digestible World-building for Writers

The Challenges and Advantages of Amateur Sleuths

10 Forensic Faux Pas & How to Get Away With Murder!

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

How to Incorporate Gothic Elements Into Any Genre of Writing

How to Use Psychological Horror to Your Advantage in Fiction

Terror and Horror: Making a Tense, Unsettling Read

Mastering Voice: Finding the Magic Mix of Style, POV & Character

Laugh Yourself to Death: Mixing Humor With Darker Topics Like Murder and Suspense

Things Can't Get Worse, But They Can Get Funnier: The Value of Humor in Your Writing

Being Funny, Fearing Failure, and Doing It Anyway

When and How to Jettison History in a Historical Novel

How to Breathe New Life Into Real Historical Characters

Punch Them in the Face: Writing Realistic Martial Arts!

Lessons Learned After a Decade of Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy

Speculative Realities for Dystopian Times

How to Give Your Sci-Fi or Fantasy Universe a Lived-In Feel

A Hero, an Anti-hero, and a Villain Walk into a Bar…

The Art of Retelling Existing Short Fiction

I Got This Idea...: How to Turn Ideas Into Stories