Carla Malden, memoir author, talks about how writers all yearn for the moments when words and emotions flow effortlessly and what to do when those moments don't appear.

Author Jennifer Ziegler shares her history of becoming a writer and how she got started and then leveraged early career choices as part of her writing. Click here to play this audio clip

Using flashbacks in a story can be tricky. Agent Harvey Klinger shares thoughts on whether they should be part of your story and if so, how to do it well.

Agent Harvey Klinger offers thoughts on the importance of having a passion for what you are writing and how formulaic writing often doesn't work in place of passion.

Harvey Klinger, literary agent, provides perspective on the need for strong prologue that hooks the reader with a cliff hanger that draws them into the story. He also shares thoughts on how to effectively employ a flashback in your story.

Agent Harvey Klinger offers thoughts on the importance of having a passion for what you are writing and how formulaic writing often doesn't work in place of passion. Click here to play this audio clip

Using flashbacks in a story can be tricky. Agent Harvey Klinger shares thoughts on whether they should be part of your story and if so, how to do it well. Click here to play this audio clip

Author and guitarist Jeremy Wagner shares his thoughts on the need to write every day and how writing lyrics can feel like writing flash fiction, which is a great creative exercise.

Author and guitarist Jeremy Wagner shares his thoughts on the need to write every day and how writing lyrics can feel like writing flash fiction, which is a great creative exercise. Click here to play this audio clip

We know that people have a variety of approaches to writing a novel. Some write by "pantsing," some by outlining, and some by a combination of both methods. While each approach offers unique advantages, each also comes with a unique set of challenges...