You want your story to be complex, not complicated. Is your story too complicated? Here are nine important things to think about.

One of the most important keys to creating good fiction is understanding how to write emotional scenes in a way that feels genuine.

A closer look at the mechanics of structural timing. What is it? Why is it important? And how precise does it have to be?

Not all beta readers are created equal. Just as you can learn to be a better writer, you can also learn to be a better beta reader.

How you structure a story with multiple main characters will depend on which type of plot you’re working with.

Discover the pros and cons of opening your story in medias res (or “in the middle” of action) and use these tips to refine your use of it.

Is opening your story in medias res compatible with the Three-Act Structure? The secret is in understanding how the First Act functions.

If your story suffers from cardboard characters, it probably also suffers from plot contrivances. Good news: if you fix one, you fix both.

In many ways, the New Normal World of a story’s Resolution is what successfully completes the context of the entire story.