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 […]

Writer’s Guild of Texas – Plotting Focus Workshop

I will be focusing in on plotting in this followup to the summer workshop.

Worldbuilding is People

Part of worldbuilding – whether you are writing an epic Sci-Fi story or a quiet romance […]

The Freedom of the First Draft

I hope everyone survived NaNoWriMo.  How’d you do?  Even if you didn’t hit 50K, I hope […]

I Gotta Be Me!

Character agency refers to a character’s ability to make decisions that affect the outcome of a […]

Who’s Your Protag?

If you’re writing a book with multiple viewpoints, sometimes it can be confusing to figure out […]

New Advanced Novel Writing Classes

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

Permission to Laugh

I know they said not to take selfies with bears . . . One of the […]

Well, I wasn’t expecting THAT!

This whole month, I want to talk about the relationship between writing and reading.  I’ve talked […]

Writer, Transform Thyself

I recently had a writer ask me which one of his many ideas he should follow […]