Character clichés. Archetypes. Stock characters. We encounter them in every genre—the mad scientist, the femme fatale, the high school jock, […]
On Tuesday we wrote about freshening your narrative voice by eliminating clichés. Easier said than done! Sometimes a cliché seems […]
by Emily Rodmell Writing can often be a lonely profession, just you and your computer. That’s why a support system […]
by Katie Gowrie Everyone loves a bad boy. Or maybe I should say—everyone loves a good bad boy. The guy […]
Ever read a book that felt like it was fighting a battle called the Invasion of the Secondary Characters? Where […]
By: Kayla King Brought to you from our Archives. In the spirit of buckling down to write as summer draws […]
Truth: Anything that is written has a pace. Just like anything in motion has a pace. And it is always […]
Another in our crash course series of instructive posts, this one by former colleague Grace Thiele, who revs up our […]
Longtime critique partners USA TODAY bestselling author Cathy Mann and Joanne Rock met up at the RWA national conference in […]
Today’s Advice from the Archives post, for Harlequin editor Grace Thiele, who offers tips on working backstory into your romance without […]
