Plot Planning

From the floor of Comic-Con, New York Times bestselling author David Mack shares the Star Trek Legacies trilogy written with Dayton Ward and Greg Cox—and the secrets...

Romance is a here-to-stay market. Learn how to make your story a romance readers will love. This writing workshop with romance author Donna Hatch will teach you how...

A plot is a sequence of events; that is, a journey from here to there. It is characterized by rising action set in motion by conflict. Many common conflicts drive plots...

Theme is the heart and soul of what the author is trying to say with a novel. Theme is about the big picture. It is the sum of what a novel truly means. Theme is imbedded...

A novel is a complex piece of fiction. It spans many chapters and covers a great journey. All novels have common elements: characters, plot, setting, dialogue, theme...