Thanks for clicking through to visit my site! Happy to have you here! If you missed the header, my name is Jordan McCollum. I believe that fiction can entertain and change lives. I believe in real characters who grow and change. I write stories about love, lies, secrets and sometimes spies—and you can try one for free by joining my readers group! I help writers craft their fiction to make their stories and their prose more engaging (and I have freebies for my writers list too!). I tell the stories that I want to hear, and I share them because I’m passionate about them!

I love teaching and writing about writing. I have nonfiction books out on Character Arcs, Character Sympathy, and Character Depth. Here are some of my favorite posts on writing craft:

• Nine ways to ruin your novel
• Writing Crutches: How To Avoid Overusing The Most Common Gestures! and Fixing the top 10 gesture crutches
• Focusing your fiction
• Everything you ever wanted to know about character arcs

You can also find my FREE writing guides, condensed from my blog, here!

On the fiction side, my first series is about CIA operative Talia Reynolds and her boyfriend, who doesn’t know she’s a spy. I, Spy; Spy for a Spy; Tomorrow We Spy; and prequel novel Spy by Night were all named Whitney Award Finalists. In 2015, I started a new series with my long-awaited Saints & Spies. Keep up with my publication schedule by joining my readers group—and get a free novella!

I’m always adding more content for readers and writers. Join my writers group for a FREE plotting & revision roadmap and quick guide, “Raise the Stakes!”. Not enough? You can also subscribe in an RSS reader or subscribe via email (both are free!) to keep up with all the marketing and writing tips!