The Monster story is one of the favorite types of Myth Archetype: the main character goes through an Outer Story, and that Outer Story symbolizes an Inner Story of emotional change.

Writing isn't a "one size fits all" shirt. What works for me won't necessarily work for you. Your writing schedule may not be another writer's ideal schedule

There have been times I thought, "I'll never make it as a writer. I should just give up."

In The Marshall Plan® novel writing system, there are two units of story action: the action section and the reaction section.

Personification is one of the more commonly used figures of speech. It is giving human attributes such as feelings, actions, thoughts and habits to non-human things (animals, objects or ideas).

Trying to write a novel is ambitious, but finishing it is what gets people's attention. Many people have wonderful ideas for stories and have even begun to write books...

Whether you are fictionalizing historical events or making up your own story, attention to detail can determine whether your novel is credible to history buffs or if they’ll give it a pass.

What attributes and characteristics make a romantic hero? Does he have broad shoulders tapering to a trim waist? Is he tall and dark? Is he blond and witty?

Man of action, man of steel, master of his own destiny. All these descriptions fit the historical hero, a hard-edged, dominant male who is willing to take enormous risks to protect his property...

The earl towered over her lithe form, broad shoulders blocking her view of the glittering ballroom. With his lazy smile, white teeth gleamed, almost feral in the candlelit corner.