Character Development

Dialogue can be a very powerful tool in writing and is a key element in any fiction novel. Award-winning, bestselling author Carla Norton says the key to good dialogue...

Per award-winning author and former law enforcement officer, Micki Browning, the villain's motivation is the first thing a fiction writer should nail down when outlining...

When award-winning author Sam Staley (SR Staley) started writing the first book in his Pirate of Panther Bay historical fiction series, his main character was male...

"Readers may be horrified by the wounds our characters bear, but they will also be hooked..." Sympathetic characters are vulnerable; they are flawed, needy, and...

"If Indiana Jones had just found the lost ark...you would have missed out on all the critical thinking he used to track down the hidden treasure..." The art of...