Ignore this note at your own peril: readers need to know where the bodies are in order to believe your characters truly exist.

There is no such thing as an "objective reality" in fiction. But subjective reality is another story.

Essential advice on managing verb-tense usage in exposition and flashbacks.

Analyzing a single sentence by David Foster Wallace.

Are you falling out of love with your story? Is your plot running low on gas? Are your characters flat-lining in the literary ICU?

How do you get pulled out of the slush pile and onto the pages of your favorite journal?

Juggling 4 Key Elements of Storytelling