Astonishers. Gaspers. Screamers. What your exclamation point addiction or avoidance says about you.

When I talk about novel structure, I talk a lot about Dwight Swain who wrote  Techniques of the Selling Writer. Swain has some really...

Hey! Join us this week as we talk about writing exceptional characters starting with backstory! It’s quick. It’ll make you a better author. It’s...

Sometimes you see these little bastards in text or sometimes you might want to put them in there yourself. Gasp! We aren’t here to...