Today's post is about balancing description in your narrative. You don’t want too much description, or not enough description....

In honor of Banned Books week , this Writing 101 post is a joint effort from both Michael and Lauren. We’ve put together some fun tips to ...

So, how do you get two fictional people to fall in love? To some writers, the answer to this question may be the most natural thing in the w...

This post is not about naming characters. This is for fiction writers who wish to create original concepts, but may have trouble naming thei...

Hugh MacLeod is an advertising executive who draws cartoons on the back of business cards. His manifesto : How to Be Creative is a MUST REA...

A while ago, Dan Harmon (creator and head writer of Community ) wrote a series of posts on his website ’s forum breaking down story structur...

I've gotten some critiques for a wip, and one reviewer pointed out what they rightfully perceived as an issue in one of my action scenes...

Let’s skip conventional wisdom for a moment. Ignore the suggestion that authors maybe shouldn’t write or plan a series until the first book...