Author Shanna Swendson shares an article on the craft of writing every other week. Learn about characterization, story structure, idea generation and more.
I learn a lot about writing from watching TV. Most of the time, it's from things that are done well -- if I fall in love with characters or find certain plots
From my regular excursions around the Internet and from the way I see the book industry portrayed on TV, I get the impression that there are a lot of false
When I made my last writing post about planning your publicity efforts, I got some questions about what kind of things a writer might do about publicity. So,
Today's writing topic came out of a recent convention panel I moderated. As usual, I came up with my best points in the days after the convention, so I thought
I've got another reader request writing topic this week: editing. This is a pretty complex topic, and I'm sure that each writer approaches it differently. In