The art of the mysterious is at the heart of every type of story, not just mysteries and suspense.

Like so much of the writing life, the answer to this little conundrum is largely bound up in each writer’s personality and preferred working methods.

When used to their full potential, pronouns have the power to accomplish a number of impressive tasks.

Minor characters provide the color and conflict that fill our protagonists’ worlds.

If a story doesn’t resonate first and foremost with you, why think it will ever be able to touch a reader?

Creating a character who acts in exciting and larger-than-life ways is wonderful, but unless this character also has a reason for these actions, he will ultimately fail to capture readers’ attention.

Crafting a good premise sentence is valuable for a number of reasons.

Some writers consider the thesaurus their secret weapon; others regard it as a crutch.

As an author, your most powerful gift is your unique and integral view of the world.