Do you know how to write a great fight scene? The kind of fight scene that makes your readers bite their fingernails down to their…

Why is all of your real-life romance exciting, while your kissing scenes read so lame? Whenever you were the protagonist of romance in real life:…

Let’s say you had a stressful day. You tell it to your friend on the phone. You say: “I had a stressful day.” He says:…

When were you at the movies last? Imagine this: You sit down in eighth row with a boatload of popcorn and your favorite beverage, and…

  Do you know this scenario? You are reading through the first draft of your story. It feels a bit awkward to read something you…

You tried to avoid it like the plague, but there is no escape anymore. Yes, you tried to push it aside, delay it, pretend it…

  Think of a story you found really exciting: Moby Dick? Breaking Bad? Cinderella? Now think of a story you found really boring: The Fast…

Maybe you feel like you have a central theme in your life: Always running late? Always getting hit on by the wrong guys? Toilet always…

  This is important. Tell me one thing: Do your characters pull along your plot or does your plot pull along your characters? In other…