Creating the qualities of a protagonist and an antagonist are remarkably similar. What defines your antag’s character? Does he thirst ...

Molding your main character's personality. The MC must have some heroic attributes. Yesterday I asked who your heroes were and ...

Question: What do you need in a hero? He’s gotta be strong and he’s gotta be fast and he’s gotta be fresh from the fight Wow. Tha...

first I want to thank everyone who left comments/suggestions on my excerpt. It's from my completed novel THE WAY TO DENDARA, which I am ...

the scene: Lucy, our heroine, has just entered a twisted duplicate of Angarat, the castle she now calls home. Her half brother will be fast ...

Title: THE LULLABY Genre: YA contemporary fantasy Richard flopped down on a bench as soon as they reached the park. “You know how many h...

Here in Maine it's hunting season so in keeping with a theme please submit an excerpt that involves hunting for something. It could be s...

We have been chosen to help launch Shelli Johannes's new YA Thriller, UNTRACEABLE. It sounds like an awesome book to me and look at ...

This piece tugged at my heart. I didn't have much to critique. I'd like to hear what you have to say. Title: Finding Me Genre: Wo...

Another unassuming victim,  brave customer! My purple is just suggestions, the author knows best! Title: Wishes Genre: Contemporary Fantasy...

A big thank you for our first submission! This is a very sad, dramatic piece so get out your hankies! Title: UNCOMMON Genre: YA Urban Fanta...

                Showing character emotion. A difficult task. This is a common "telling" pitfall. But showing is so hard! (she wh...

Okay, I have three more entries. I decided to post all three and then come back and critique them in the comments. Feel free to jump in ev...

Okay, I have three more entries. I decided to post all three and then come back and critique them in the comments. Feel free to jump in ev...

Okay, I have three more entries. I decided to post all three and then come back and critique them in the comments. Feel free to jump in even...

Okay, I don't have any more submissions. Feel free to send them now. :) Include the title and genre, plus your (up to) 500 word submissi...

It’s easiest to steal from those who have never been cold. Jackson was full of openings [is there a better way to say this? Some way to make...