Just as our stories are unique, so are our personalities and lifestyles – and, as a result, our working patterns.

I’m here to offer a shocking declaration: Description gets a bad rap.

Take a step back and do some thinking about why you’re devoting such a huge chunk of your life to this story.

Many a book has lost all hope of timelessness thanks to its heavy use of cutting-edge references, which may be fresh today, but which will have grown stale and flat in ten years.

Juxtaposition is the art of contrast, the foundation of dichotomy, and the tool of both subtlety and boldness.

A character standing still – especially if he’s standing still just thinking – isn’t doing much to move the plot forward.

I don’t have a favorite character. As an author, I can’t afford to.

So just what is dialogue is really capable of?

Have you ever heard any these nuggets of advice and lived to regret it?