If an author is trained in the craft of fiction writing, their story will be written the voice of the protagonist--or the current POV character.…
In my writing workshop, I teach a class on creating dynamic characters. The first thing I teach about the the protagonist is that he/she has…
Face it, unless you're an author-of-color, you probably don't give much thought about the ethnicity of your characters unless it's an integral part of your…
Okay, so you have three weeks before you have to turn in your novel to the publisher (or upload it, if you're self-publishing). It's tough…
No, we're not talking about Valley Girl vernacular. Many writers get this wrong, including me, so I wanted to post it so we could all…
You may think the digital age has created a renaissance for art. In some ways, it has. Artists can share their work with so many…
I recently read a short story that began: I looked out my apartment window through the Venetian blinds down at a street full of shadows.…
Here is a great video by author Kate Messner on building fictional worlds:
Everyone claims to be a Social Networking Guru. Seems like a perfect dream job, right? Sit around and play on Facebook and Twitter all day…
