PowerPoint, Three Ways it Can Help Artists. These are production of Strategic Maps for grand epic story telling, tactical maps for writing scenes, and artist guidance for depicting characters and producing book covers.

Imagery that Conveys Character and Setting — some examples

Eight Observations on a Writers' Group — group dynamics, composition, participation, and more.

Two books to inform the novelist on genre and structure.

Five Quick-to-Learn Content Creation Tools — Word, PowerPoint, Snagit, Powtoon, and Canva

Three Tools to Map Your Heroine’s World — Paper and Pencil, PowerPoint, and Inkarnate

Ensuring your heroine is not taken seriously involves high-heeled boots, inappropriate outfits, comically large swords, and more.

Character Reference Sheet Example — Lady Tiandraa of the Red Hand. Here I present a sample reference sheet for Lady Merreth’s main antagonist in Western Watch.

Scene Analysis with Statistics carries on from my last article on using Excel to analyze story structure, focusing on character appearance and word count.

Here we take a look at three resources that can be used to help write the second draft of a novel.

Analyze Novel Structure with Excel. On using a spreadsheet for scene analysis, character appearance, and more.

Three Things I Learned Writing My First Draft . I wish I had known these before I put pen to paper. I would have been better prepared.

Mario’s Tips on Writing Part II. On the use of parentheticals.

Five Rules for In-Person Critique Groups will keep things civil and productive.

Words to watch out for when crafting strong fiction.

Good Villains are Hard. On the necessity for complex villains in fiction and what to consider when creating them.

Writing group newbies frequently have unrealistic expectations upon joining. Here is a quick guide to their “journey”.

On finding time to write your novel.

These are the things I remember if I get discouraged on the Writing Journey

Everyone’s first draft is crap’ — just get the story down on paper. On the inner editor we all experience.