Creating sympathetic characters
How to create sympathetic characters and generate sympathy for your characters in writing. Also available as a free PDF
Deep POV
How to write deep POV, the most popular point of view today–and when not to.
The plot thickens (Mwahahaha)
Methods of plotting stories, including act structures, hero’s journey, and real-world applications
Marketing: social media
Social media marketing for authors is all about connections. Learn more about marketing on each social media site.
Tension, suspense and surprise
How to create tension, suspense and surprise, to get your readers hooked and keep them reading.
Spilling the secret sauce
My “secret sauce” is a recipe for better writing on all levels. It’s the teachings, trick and tips that I feel took my writing from amateur to publishable. How do I know? I applied most of these steps to a manuscript that went from quick rejection to offer–at the same publisher!
Backstory
What is backstory? How to identify and properly handle all the events that come before your story starts.
character arcs
Building characters who change throughout the course of a story or scene
