Improve Your Writing

The Maddening Middle

Plotting the Commercial Novel

Get It Done: How to Conquer Procrastination, Crush Writer’s Block, and Create Killer Plot Twists Even If the Well Feels Dry

How Much Research is Necessary to Serve Your Story?

Master Pacing: How Secrets, Twists, and Foreshadowing Amp Things Up

Creating Nonstop Plotting in Commercial Fiction

Anatomy of a Compelling (and Effective) Story

Developing a Writing Life

How to Write Great Characters for Great Stories

Nail Your Novel (or Memoir’s) Voice and Tone

The First 100 Pages: How to Get a Book Up and Breathing

Conquering the Muddle in the Middle

Everything I Wish I’d Known Before Writing the Book

How Thinking Like a Comedy Writer Can Improve Your Writing, No Matter the Genre

How to Add a Touch of Mystery to Your Historical Fiction--Whether or Not You're Writing a Mystery

10 Tips for Researching and Writing Historical Fiction

Controlling Pacing in Your Science Fiction/Fantasy Novel

Mixed Media: How Music, Newspapers, and Art Can Spark and Structure Compelling Short Fiction

How to Use Point of View and Voice to Shape Compelling Stories

From Self to Universe: Building Character Relationships

Editing and Revising Your Romance Novel

Finding Hope in Horror

What I Wish I'd Known When Starting Out in Horror

Terror vs. Horror