January 15, 2026
How to Get Back into Writing Your Novel
If you’ve stepped away from your novel-in-progress for a few weeks or months and are now feeling ready to get back to work, you’re in the right place.
August 31, 2025
Why Great Secondary Characters Matter
Great characters are a key component of great fiction—especially for kid readers. Great characters pull readers into your story so deeply that they’ll want to read your novel instead of playing video games, messing around on their phone, or goofing around on the Internet.
August 21, 2025
Are Your Secondary Characters Working Hard Enough?
Secondary characters need interesting flaws, wants, and desires too. Especially if your goal is to make your story unputdownable. Use this "performance review" to assess your characters.