I was going to give this one a snappy title, but then I thought, no, let’s keep it simple. We need to revise our work. Oh boy, do we...

Why do we read fiction? I think this is an excellent question because the way we answer it for ourselves can inform how we create...

Call it a light bulb moment. The moment when I put together two subsets of character and plot, to realize why most novels fail. First...

You know that nagging sense: You should have started serious writing sooner. You should be published by now, famous by now. Earning real...

Today’s post is from Louise Marley, an extraordinary writer of over a dozen novels, and one of the best writing teachers around. Her...

If you read very many writing blogs and go to workshops, you must be getting the impression that novels need a lot of stuff and some of...