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The beginning of your story sets reader expectations for your entire book. So, you don’t want it to feel slow or dated or predictable...

Combat the phenomena of vague beta reader responses by providing discussion questions that guide their reading and responses...

You need a good story to land an agent, but you don’t want to go through unnecessary edits only to go through more when you get a deal...

How does every story start? An inciting incident. An author lures you into a sense of normality and understanding of a world only long...

Do you ever feel stuck in your medium? You shouldn’t! It may not feel ideal to repurpose your story into a novel, but...

Pantsing and outlining are as divisive a topic among writers as whether or not to use the oxford comma. Most authors have strong natural...

Something about your characters and their circumstances must change before the end of a scene. If it does not, the scene falls flat...

High-drama moments without being a cliffhanger. A good cliffhanger is relatively simple once you understand the formula...