How do you build a captivating plot outline? How do you make sure that your story, whatever the genre, is cohesive, and that every scene builds on the next to create a great story? Well, you plot your book according to the Save the Cat! process. Listen to the related podcast episode here. I recently […]

Developing characters is my favorite part of the storytelling process, and I tend to go a bit overboard with creating the backstory for my people. I like knowing where they came from, how they think, and what kinds of experiences they have had prior to jumping into the pages of my stories. But because I’m […]

Here we are in week 2 of the novella writing process. Last week, we did the foundational market research and sketched our book’s cover. If you need details on those steps, check out week 1’s writing plan. Now in week 2, we’re going to work on three of the four foundational elements of our story: […]

Short on time but want to write a novella? If you start today, you can have a book writing win by this summer following this 18-week novella writing plan. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE. Besides, writing a novella is great training for novel writing. When I first decided to be a writer, I started by […]