Make your character's story arc resonate more emotionally with readers.What is the Heroine's Journey?Joseph Campbell originally wrote about the Hero's Journey in his book, The Hero With a Thousand Faces,...

As a writer, you can provide a richer emotional experience for your reader by utilizing a deeper point of view. Deep point of view draws the reader into the characters' heads and can elicit a stronger...

A Christian Romantic Suspense novellaBook #4.2 in the Sonoma series Doctor Geoffrey Whelan was in Japan when the tsunami hit, killing his cousin and grandmother. He has worked in medical missions for...

After finally graduating with a culinary degree, Jennifer Lim is pressured by her family to work at her control-freak aunty's restaurant. But after a family dispute, Jenn is determined to no longer be...

Has your fiction manuscript been rejected by literary agents or traditional publishing houses, and you're not sure why? Do you feel something's "off" with your novel, but you don't know what?Sometimes...

Whether your story is plot-driven or character-driven, characterization is important. Your readers identify and/or empathize with your characters, and that's what keeps them on the edge of their seats,...

You've finished your novel! How do you make sure you have a good character arc, strong story structure, good pacing? How can you smooth over rough writing patches, eliminate episodic writing, or increase...

WITHOUT A TRACE As a skip tracer in training, Joslyn Dimalanta knows she has the skills to track down her missing friend. As long as her friend's startlingly handsome brother, Clay Ashton, doesn't...

DANGER AT HER DOORSTEP Private investigator Elisabeth Aday thinks her California women's shelter is a safe haven—until skip tracer Liam O'Neill shows up. While searching for a missing woman,...

Someone wants dermatologist Rachel Grant's latest research, and they'll do anything to get it. Including trashing the plants needed for her breakthrough scar-reducing cream–and trying to run Rachel down....

The Grant family's exclusive Sonoma spa is a place for rest and relaxation–not murder! When Naomi Grant finds her client Jessica Ortiz bleeding to death in her massage room, everything...

KIDNAPPED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT Arissa Tiong and her three-year-old niece are snatched off the street by members of a notorious drug gang. Having lost her police officer brother to a...

“CONSIDER THIS A WARNING.” Lately, nurse Monica Grant feels she’s being watched. Followed. And then she receives a threatening letter—accompanied by a dead snake. If she doesn’t stop...

　スポーツ狂のレックス・坂井 —— いとこのマリコが数ヶ月後に結婚することにより、「いとこの中で一番年上の独身女性」という内輪の肩書を「勝ち取る」ことについては、あまり気にしていない。コントロールフリークの祖母を無視するのは容易だ —— しかし、祖母は最終通告を出した —— マリコの結婚式までにデート相手を見つけなければ、無慈悲な祖母は、レックスがコーチをしている女子バレーボールチームへの資金供給を切ると言う。 　ダグアウトにいる選手全員とデートに出かけるほど絶望的なわけではない。レックスは、バイブルスタディで読んだ「エペソの手紙」をもとに「最高の男性」の条件の厳しいリストを作った。バレーボールではいつも勝つ...

You are not alone.Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Matthew 11:28 Thirty-one authors share their hearts and struggles in this look within the Biblical book of Matthew....

様々な人生の試練を通っている女性のみなさんへ、三十一人の作家が、マタイの福音書を通して心のこもったメッセージをお届けします。このディボーショナルの旅を通して、あなたがイエス様の深い愛に気づいてくださることが、私たちの祈りです。あなたは一人ではありません。神様から遠すぎる場所などないのです。神様は、あなたが本当の自分になれるよう導いてくださいます。 監修  キャミー・タング 投稿者略歴 Audrey...