Writing Strategies

They say that practice makes perfect and that's what comes to mind when I think of honing the writing craft. I'm currently drafting my third novel and, while the first two were awesome, I do see positive growth in BloodTies. I try to dedicate about 2-3 hours a day to writing. It doesn't always hap

I recently ran a poll on Twitter (@JPRobinsonbooks) and found that my followers rate plot as being more important than any other aspect of a book. Other options were dialogue, moral point or research. When we're writing, I think we should really step back and look at the story as a whole. Where a

This morning I ran across this writing tip by Chuck Palahniuk and I must say, it's a good one: "One of the most-common mistakes that beginning writers make is leaving their characters alone.  Writing, you may be alone.  Reading, your audience may be alone.  But your character should spend very, v