Megan DiMaria

Want to be a writer? Are you thinking about it? And thinking about it? START NOW. If you don't know how to start, get a how-to book out...

Conference season is upon us. Are you going to a writers conference this year? Conferences can be a great boost to your writing career....

Participating in a critique group can be one of the best things you can do to help move forward in your writing skills. A crit group will...

Want to be a writer? Are you thinking about it? And thinking? START NOW. If you don't know how to start, get a how-to book out of the...

Writers, how do you get to know your characters? Readers can tell how well an author knows their characters, so you better polish your...

Sometimes it good to remember stuff we've already been taught. Elementary, yes—but it's good to ponder the basics of novel writing. One:...

Participating in a critique group can be one of the best things you can do to help move forward in your writing skills. A crit group will...

Hi! I'm back after my Lenten break. I didn't blog, but I haven't neglected my writing. I like simple tips, ones that make you say ah-ha...

Want to be a writer? Are you thinking about it? And thinking? START NOW. If you don't know how to start, get a how-to book out of the...

The good news is that the story YOU tell is different than the story another author tells, even if the plot is similar. If you want to...

Writers, how do you get to know your characters? Readers can tell how well an author knows their characters, so you better polish your...

Are you going to a writers conference this year? I hope so. Next week, I'm going to the ACFW conference in Nashville. Can't wait!...

Scene. Symbolism. Dramatic irony. Allusion. And the list goes on. There are several literary techniques that improve your writing. Do you...

We enjoyed a warm winter day yesterday (65 degrees in beautiful Colorado!), and I dried my hair in the sun. Not exactly front-page news,...

Rome wasn't built in a day. Slow and steady wins the race. Little strokes fell great oaks. You've heard those sayings before. They endure...

I know of authors who listen to certain soundtracks while they're writing to inspire them to write with emotion or to add authenticity to...

I love to get caught up in the fictional dream, and one of the worst things that can happen is a gaping plot hole. It doesn't matter if...

*This is part two in a series. View part one. Last week we started discussing author voice, which is the way in which an author tells a...