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October 2011

• 10 Fear Busters for Writers: Let’s take a look at ten methods for cracking our whips at our fears and forcing them to respond to our shouts of “back, back, vicious beast!”
• 5 Elements of a Resonant Closing Line: Explore the five elements that will help you craft the kind of closing line that caps your entire story and leaves readers with a feeling of unforgettable resonance.
• 5 Fun and Easy Ways to Lengthen Your Word Count: We see a lot of hype these days about books that are too lengthy for agents or editors to consider. But what about books that fall short of the expected word count?
• The Dangers of Character Overload: When authors are dealing with large casts of characters, readers sometimes find themselves in grave danger of character overload.