Choosing an Exciting Setting

This month, we’re talking about ways to approach plotting your story, but you also need to […]

Weather in Your Story

Today is wet, rainy and cold.  A week ago, everyone was wearing short sleeves.  There’s a […]

Managing the Passage of Time

I’ve been re-watching an old 80’s sitcom that recently popped up on one of the streaming […]

First Drafts

I know this is something I’ve talked about before, but I just want to re-emphasize the […]

Improving Scene Types

This section of my novel writing class at UTA is covering techniques for writing different kinds […]

How to Plan a Book Blog Tour

How to Plan a Book Blog Tour Book blog tours are a fun way to get […]

Novel Writing Tools List From Jacob

I know Amber does all the writing but behind the scene there are little choices that […]

Outline Now to Save Time Later

Discovery writing can be fun, and there is a certain enticement to the idea of telling […]

Mind Mapping and Spiderwebbing Your Ideas

Sometimes I have an idea for a piece of writing (the topic for a blog post, […]

Writing Craft – Books!

Let’s talk books!  Specifically writing craft books.  As writers, wanting to improve our art is natural, […]