The better the artist, the more varied his work.

I argue that keeping a writing-exercise journal is an ineffective, inefficient, and occasionally even detrimental habit.

When your story demands you kill a prominent character, how do you tap into the power and pathos without infuriating your readers?

This week, I decided to take a highly unscientific poll in an effort to discover the most common reasons a reader stops reading.

How do you know when to heed criticism? How do you know what’s worth listening to? You can start by asking yourself the following six questions.

Take a look at the following list of classic characters and the dichotomies that made them so memorable.

So how do you go about creating emotionally resonant stories? It’s simple: You create stories with which you resonate.

Often, it’s easier and more productive to start with the last scene in a series and work your way backwards.

A little dryness of mouth, a little dampness of face, a little quiver in the abdominal region – these are the symptoms of sheer, unadulterated panic. These are the symptoms of a good writer.