I chose this topic four days ago. I did not expect it to be as timely as it happens to be. I’m not going to go into the personal reasons for that, just know that I’m trying to practice what I’m about to preach.

How do you find ideas? How do you know which ones are good? Today, let’s look at how to test ideas before you go too far down the rabbit hole.

Characterization is critical to an engaging and consuming story. Weak, flat characters turn readers off. So how do you get to know your characters before you start writing them into your novel?

Beginnings are one of the hardest parts of story writing. Yes, they’re harder than endings, by a lot.

I have recently found that prioritizing competing goals is the only way I get anything done. Paralysis of choice is a real thing (look it up) so finding ways for me to remove choice and follow a predetermined path of tasks makes me more productive. Here’s how I do it.