Hello! I hope you are enjoying the holiday season with your friends and family. I have been missing from the blog scene over the last few...

Call me Ishmael. Well, actually, call me Erica. Because, you know, that’s my name, and as Dale Carnegie said, “A person’s name is to that...

Have you ever met someone who was always happy, always looked perfectly put together, never seemed to get ruffled, and never made any bad...

Writers hear a lot about character motivation: you have to know what your characters want and why they want it, and you have to make sure...

I follow a lot of authors on Twitter, and many of them describe themselves as “aspiring authors.” Now, perhaps these people are sitting...

Good dialogue is vital to an engaging story. Done well, it allows you to build character, propel your plot forward, and provide vital...

You’ve spent weeks, maybe months, thinking about your book, figuring out who your characters are, picturing the setting, and you’re...

When a reader begins a novel, they need an idea of who they are reading about, and that usually includes some sort of physical...

This week I am thrilled to share an interview with Nat Russo, author of Necromancer Awakening and The Road To Dar Rodon, as well as a...

Writing courses can be a great way to improve your skills and jump-start your writing process. But not everyone lives somewhere that...