Creating Conflict

Plotting a novel before writing it isn’t a part of everyone’s process. However, determining the structure of a story is vital for every author, whether a plotter or...

Including violence in a story can be risky, especially in Religious Fiction. There are certain sub-genres in religious fiction where the expectation is "clean writing...

Including violence in a story can be risky, especially in Religious Fiction. There are certain sub-genres in religious fiction where the expectation is "clean writing...

Top-down history and bottom-up storytelling are two different approaches to writing, as award-winning author Susan Carol McCarthy explains. Historically, stories have...

Christa Faust explains why tension is so important to a story and how to effectively create it to ensure the reader remains engaged and involved in the reading experience...