How I Went From Writing 2,000 Words a Day to 10,000 Words a Day When I started writing The Spirit War (Eli novel #4), I had a bit of a problem. I had a brand new baby and my life (like every new mother&...

How I Plot A Novel in 5 Steps By popular request (ok, 1 person, but they're populace, so that makes it popular, right?) I've put together a step by step process ...

Tutorial: How to make your own fictional city using Google Maps! So a few weeks ago, I discovered that you can use Google Maps to draw on existing cities and make custom maps of your fictional locations. ...

How to write a prologue people won't skip There are many different parts to a book - middles, endings, beginnings, climaxes, that train station scene at the end of the last Harry Po...

Editing for People Who Hate Editing Note! I am giving away signed copies of my new omnibus on my blog starting tomorrow (Wed, February 8!). Check back for a chance to win! ...