f you've spent much time in the writing community, you've probably run across this question: "Are you a plotter or a pantser?" Plotters plan and organize their books ahead of time, while pantsers "write...

What happens when your favorite book doesn't age so well? Or the actor who plays your favorite TV show character does something terrible? Or when your favorite author reveals that they are... well......

You're writing a book. But as it turns out, writing a book is difficult! In your head, the narrative is grand and beautiful--some might even say epic, majestic, a story for the ages! But as you're rereading...

Branding: a fun, business-y buzzword people use to mean any number of things. In the writing world, everyone says you need to have one, but what that actually looks like varies hugely from author to author. The...

In this series of essays, exvangelical A. J. Sieling takes us on a deeply personal journey out of the darkness of a religion that could never see her. Drawing from the Parable of the Prodigal Son, she...

Cliffhangers get a bad rap from the reading community. They moan and complain and say that they hate them with a passion! But from a writer's perspective, cliffhangers are little more than a tool for...