Writing & Editing

Using Real Psychology in Your Writing

What Will Your Character Do When Disaster Strikes? by Carolyn Kaufman
Characterization and Conflict: Using Psychological Tests to Improve Your Writing by Carolyn Kaufman
Using Body Language in Writing by JJ Cooper
Gathering Information from Characters: Types of Questions by JJ Cooper
The Truth about Forensic Psychology by Lisa Featherston
Basic Information on Forensic Science by Juan Salvo
Writer Beware: Common Misconceptions about Psychotherapy by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD
More Misconceptions about Therapy by Rob Burkham, PhD

Characterization

Three-Dimensional Villains: Finding Your Character’s Shadow by Carolyn Kaufman
The Other in Fiction: Creating Wonderfully Wicked Villains by Carolyn Kaufman
Showing the Change in Characters through the Trajectory of a Story by Joy Cagil
Create Vivid, Memorable Characters: Breathe Life into Your Fictional People by Lucia Zimmitti
Creating Characters that Jump Off the Page by Robert Gregory Browne
How Do You Think Up Your Characters? by Robert Wilson
What's in a Name? Giving Birth to your Characters by Celise Downs

Strong Writing

Playing Chicken with Your Story by Holly Lisle
Does Your Novel Have A Heartbeat? by Holly Lisle
How To Find Your Novel's Pulse by Holly Lisle
Burying Your Novel's Message by Holly Lisle
How To Outgrow 'Write What You Know' by Jenna Glatzer
The 5-Step Secret To Great Fiction by Suzanne Harrison
Does Your Novel Have A Heartbeat? by Holly Lisle
How To Spice Up Your Writing With Dialogue by Judy Cullins
The 7 Habits Of Highly Successful Authors by Suzanne Harrison
The Substance of the Story: What Fiction Writers Can Learn from Screenwriters by Joy Cagil
A Book For Writers: "Aspects of the Novel," By E. M. Forster by Lisa Silverman
Verbs and Nouns Are Your Friends (and Adjectives and Adverbs Are Your Enemies) by Lisa Silverman
Using Active Verbs by Lisa Silverman
The Six Writing Hats by Suzanne Harrison

Making It Better: Editing

A Writer's Editing Checklist by Dawn Arkin
Avoiding 19 Nervous Breakdowns by Mark London
Revise, Revise, Revise by Vivian Gilbert Zabel
Common Story Mistakes by Joy Cagill
The Substance of the Story: What Fiction Writers Can Learn from Screenwriters by Joy Cagil

Feedback and Critiquing

Feedback: the Beauty and the Bane by Harriet Silkwood
Critiquing Fiction - Or How to Help Without Being Mean by Dawn Arkin

Genre Writing

How to Write for Children by Vivian Gilbert Zabel
Fantasy Writing Subgenres by Dawn Arkin
8 Tips for Writing Flash Fiction by Dawn Arkin

Writing Novels

Five Things Not To Do When Trying To Write Your First Novel by Susan Schaab
A Roadmap for Your Fiction Writing Career by Randy Ingermanson

Becoming A "Real" Writer

'I Can Write A Book In A Weekend,' And Five Other Annoying Things Beginners Say by Dara Girard