I’m reading the last chapters of the fabulous craft book, A Writer’s Guide to Fiction by Elizabeth Lyon. I’ve already shared some gems with you from this book and I highly recommend it to include in your writer library.

One of the things that has stood out for me while reading this book is the phrase [...]

I’m at the point where I’m getting really immersed in my novel’s world. I’m trying not to get overwhelmed and that’s when it’s time to take a break and enjoy the vacation.

I also want to thank all of the new RSS feed and email subscribers. I’m glad that you all enjoy reading the blog! It’s [...]

There is one thing that all of my published writers friends tell me:

“Enjoy these moments working on your novel while you can. After you’re published, everything changes.”

Of course I’m like, “Whatever dude. That is a nice problem to have.”

Do things really change when you make the transition from “aspiring” to “published” author?

Recently, I’ve read some [...]

Just an FYI that you only have a few more days to enter the Blog Anniversary Book Giveaway contest. The odds will be in your favor with the current number of entries — and I’m telling you Book 2 of THE DORK DIARIES will definitely become a New York Times Bestseller like Book 1. So [...]

Eariler this week, I talked about some of the characteristics of what can make a good action scene.
On Wednesday, I shared an action scene and today I’m going to share another one from a YA novel that I think executes characteristics of an action scene really well.
These paragraphs come from a chapter titled “Pursuit” [...]