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I tend to be a character first kind of girl. More often than not, book ideas come to me not in the form of a scene or a plot—although that...

“Want to hear a secret?” Those words make ears perk up from elementary school playgrounds to high school cafeterias to corporate offices. S...

Beth K. Vogt  is a nonfiction author and editor who said she’d never write fiction. She’s the wife of an air force physician who sai...

Two-time RITA® Finalist and winner of the coveted HOLT Medallion, CBA bestselling author, Karen Witemeyer,  writes historical romance fictio...

I have a friend who tends to write her female characters too harshly. Because of this, her critique group will often express how much they d...

It is not hard to build good characters if we have the right tools and approach things logically. A list of what to consider: 1) The backsto...

We’ve discussed in our last two posts on characterization the need for our fictional characters to have diverse personality traits and to wr...

You know those people who drive you crazy? Yeah? Well, you need to have some of them in your book. You see, variety is key to a good story. ...

Week before last, I asked you to consider what qualities make a character memorable and draw you to continue reading the book. The verdict? ...