Helping Writers Become Authors

The deceptive simplicity of this personality-typing system offers five easy ways you can use the Enneagram to write better characters.

A writer's envy doesn't have to be a bad thing. Learn how to harness this powerful emotional indicator to keep your writing on track.

Instead of overcoming the disconnect authors often have with marketing, try creating a vision for how to sell your books from a place of authenticity.

Check out these four important questions you can ask about your characters to help you choose a better theme for your book.

Find out how to set up personal systems within your creative discipline to help you turn an idea into a story that rocks.

How can you learn to how write unique themes that say something fresh and new--and yet are resonant to every person on the planet? Here are three tips.

Learning how to write is not the same as being told how to write. Check out these eight principles of learning responsibly.

There is a dark side to creativity--one we do not always like to talk about. And that dark side can be encapsulated in two words: perfectionism and judgment.

Discover 6 steps writers can take to specifically optimize their ability of thinking clearly on their way to sharing vivid and coherent dreams with readers.

As the foundations of story itself, plot, character, and theme must be present in every scene. Discover how to ensure these elements always do their job.

Character chemistry is the secret It Factor of fiction. Here are five tips to get you started injecting it into your own story!

Figuring out how to write a better antagonist is foundational to balance of plot, theme, and conflict in your story. Find out what Infinity War from Marvel can teach you about this.

The relationship of your protagonist to the thematic Truth--and the specific Lie that keeps interfering---will define the entire nature of your story. Here are the four most important principles about the Truth Your Character Believes.

Concentrating on how to grow as a writer is not just about improving your writing; it is part and parcel of a personal manifestation of learning and growth. Here are five steps to get you started!

Here are five lies writers believe that hold them back from their full potential. Find out what you can learn from character arcs to overcome your own lies and instead reach toward empowering truths.

When it comes to Point of View, the vastness and the complexity of the topic makes it all too easy for authors to accidentally stumble into POV problems. But fear not! Today, we are going to clean everything up.

Take a look at what meaningful dialogue looks like and how you can answer: What should your characters talk about?

What does it mean to introduce your story in the first chapter? A successful introduction of your story is an introduction of the deeper subtext--the thematic principle, the character arc, and aspects of the plot.

The opening scene is special in many ways. It takes the normal duties of a normal scene and amplifies them into a microcosm of the entire story to come. Here are five things your opening scene needs to ace.

Here is a first chapter checklist to help you provide the setup for a solid story and pique the curiosity of your readers with amazing hooks.