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Transform your fiction by mastering one of the most powerful tools in a writer’s arsenal—point of view (POV). Every unforgettable story draws readers deep into its characters’ worlds, and POV is the key to creating that profound connection. MASTERING POINT OF VIEW shows you exactly how to harness this essential craft element, taking you from...

Are You Ready to Create Your Story World?

All stories take place in a story world, no matter what the genre! What is your story world like?

Let THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO WORLD BUILDING show you how to create a story world that is believable, and genre-appropriate as well as appropriate to your story!

This THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO WORLD BUILDING...

DO YOU want readers to find your stories un-put-downable?

DO YOU want to create stories readers love?

WRITE GREAT SCENES gives you a key set of tools to becoming a writer whose works readers can’t stop reading.

The most fundamental building block of any novel isn’t the character or the plot or anything except the scenes. If you learn how to write...

DO YOU HAVE A GREAT IDEA FOR A STORY—
But NO CLUE How to Turn It Into a Novel?

START YOUR STORY RIGHT takes your raw story concept from a vague idea to something ready to develop into a novel just the way established writers do.

With seven easy questions and a bit of additional knowledge, you’ll learn how to delve into your story idea to find its...

Do You Know the Story Tropes for Your Book’s Genre?

Readers have certain expectations when they pick up a book labeled “Romance” or “Science Fiction” or “Mystery”. Those expectations are the “tropes” for that genre—and writers ignore story tropes at their peril when writing!

Imagine a Romance without a satisfying love story conclusion. Or a...

Y’all ever seen a sweet elderly lady’s outfit burst into flames right before your eyes? Welcome to my Saturday.

After that whole mess with the wandering dead guy, I thought maybe—just maybe—the universe would cut me some slack. Bless my heart for being so naive. Now I’ve got Elspeth’s clothes spontaneously combusting at Grandpa Elmon and...

Welcome to Asheville’s most peculiar family of psychics, where horoscopes are made up, moonshine flows freely, and corpses refuse to stay put.

Celestina Howell has her hands full keeping her family’s questionable businesses IRS-compliant and writing Asheville’s most accurate horoscopes (which she totally invents). She’s also the only Howell who...