Need a clue? Get a clue with Fleur Bradley’s newest book, which includes actionable and friendly tips for authors at any stage of a mystery.

Feeling stuck in your draft? Here are three questions to ask to uncover what’s driving your protagonist.

Three important questions to ask yourself to find your why, the motivation that’ll see you through everything writing life has in store.

One of the most often overlooked writing tools is theme. Move beyond limiting one-word descriptions and learn to use theme to revise and structure your manuscript.

Description goes a long way in sparking your reader’s imagination, but there’s a line between what something looks like (or the aesthetic) and world-building. Aesthetic gestures at meaning while world-building supports it, and the difference between them comes down to intent.

Reading like a writer is one of the best (and cheapest) ways to strengthen your skills. In this article, we look at three ways to start reading critically: analyzing characters, examining techniques, and evaluating impact.

Learn why developmental editing is crucial for fiction writers and how it can improve your manuscript.

The final installment of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Writers. Habit 7: Sharpening the Saw is self-renewal, and it’s the one that keeps all the others going.

Synergy starts by asking, “Help me see what you see.” Habit 6 of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Writers brings out the strengths of the other public habits, unifying and unleashing your creative powers in ways that are only possible through collaboration with other creators and artists.

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood asks a lot of you as an author, but when practiced well, this habit can help you parse which critique is helpful and what can be put aside.

Win-win might feel business-y, but this mindset is a philosophy as much as it is a practical technique that can be applied to most aspects of life—including writing.

Habit 3: Put First Things First. Effective writers need the discipline of saying no and organizing themselves around the priorities that will make the greatest impact in the long run.

The most effective writers understand that a plan is the best way to make sure you get to where you want to go. Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind works on two levels, making it extremely versatile for writers.

An effective writer is one who knows why they do what they do and understands how their process will get them there. With a nod to Stephen Covey’s seminal work, this article tackles Habit 1 of seven foundational habits for authors who want to make a difference.

Tips on how to use curiosity about your own work to stoke inspiration. Delve into the power of “what if,” changing point of view, inversions, and other techniques to help you see your work in a new light.

Stay inspired by cultivating curiosity in your own writing. Asking questions and challenging assumptions will go a long way to sustain you through draft after draft.

Keep your creative writing juices flowing! Here we investigate the uses of Pinterest for writers, first looking at the importance of collecting inspiration, how to expand your imaginative catalogue, and how to avoid falling down the rabbit hole of curation.