Teen Program: How to Write the Right Villain for Your Hero

I will be presenting this program for teens as part of the Roanoke Library summer reading […]

Kintsugi and The Fine Art of the Character Arc

In real life, we resist change.  But our characters get pushed to change by the plot. […]

New Advanced Novel Writing Classes

Are you ready for a new writing adventure and some new writing challenges? So excited about […]

But I never got to . . .

I’m a big believer in the promises-made-to-your-reader philosophy of writing.  It’s the idea that readers file […]

Villain Under Construction: Villain Arcs

We’ve been talking character arcs at SNW, so I wanted to bring out once special kind […]

Ready, Set, Goal!

Have you set goals for the coming year?  Most of us look at a new calendar, […]

How Altering a Character Leads to Different Character Interactions

You have to be careful when giving a character a super-steep arc.  I learned that the […]