Innovative Editing

I hate being repetitive. Truly. But some things need to be said repeatedly. And this is one of them. Too much emphasized text doesn’t emphas

I didn’t get all the way through the Harry Potter books. I stopped after the fourth, so forgive me if I get this next bit wrong. But as far

How much does the average editor cost? It’s a good question with a really complicated answer. Even so, try doing a Google search for "How mu

What is an antagonist? To some writers, that’s a stupid, stupid question. Because everyone knows what an antagonist is. It’s the bad guy....

If you’re like a growing number of people in the U.S. or elsewhere, you’re socially distanced at home these days. Maybe you have the privile

If you want to know how to write a strong protagonist, here’s what you want to do… Close your eyes and think about the most compelling main

I’ll never forget the first time I watched the movie version of Chicago with Catherine Zeta Jones and Renée Zellweger. It’s about two utterl

I’ll never forget the first time I watched the movie version of Chicago with Catherine Zeta Jones and Renée Zellweger. It’s about two utterl

I’ll never forget the first time I watched the movie version of Chicago with Catherine Zeta Jones and Renée Zellweger. It’s about two utterl

When you write a strong protagonist, you have to make him, her or it realistic and relatable. That’s what we learned yesterday, going so far

When you write a strong protagonist, you have to make him, her or it realistic and relatable. That’s what we learned yesterday, going so far

Let’s recap what we've learned about characters so far this week: From Tuesday – Characters come in all shapes and sizes. They can be people

This post really isn’t about writing so much. It’s more of a rant against online expectations and presentations. But since online expectatio

I’ve admitted this before and I’ll admit it again… When it comes to creating character profiles for my novels, I’m an absolute, complete and

When was the last time you read a book that you really, really enjoyed? And what was it about that book that made you really, really enjoy i

Despite the blog title above, we’re actually going to cover seven kinds of characters your novel could contain. It’s just that only six of

Sabrina swallowed hard, wondering if she’d gotten in trouble already. For all she knew, she could have violated some rule. She was, after al

We already addressed three specific ways to get past writer’s block: sucking it up, skipping ahead, and sucking it up while eating yummy fo

What are your professional emails portraying you as? No doubt, you want the answer to be something positive. Personable. Polished. Prolific.

Today, we’re starting out with the Writing Challenge right away. Great ways to get over writer’s block are best addressed in a specific...