When Life Gives You Lemons – the Pro Rookie By Liz Crowe
Once Upon a Time… An Author wrote a blog post…. And then everything changed… Greetings Liz Acolytes and even you, over there in the …
Flash Fiction: A path to becoming a better writer by Peter Andrews
Ray Bradbury said, “Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.” He might have added …
Backstory – from Blah to Brilliance By Laura Drake
Backstory is an essential part of creating a fully-rounded character that readers want to follow. Why then, does it have such a bad rep? Think …
Humor-izing Your Novel or Short Story by Steve Shrott
Most stories have a couple of ‘colors,’ so to speak. By that I mean, elements such as suspense, tension, and emotional content. The more of …
