All fiction, but especially fantasy and sci-fi, relies on the reader’s “willing suspension of disbelief.” What the heck is that, though?

Do you keep writing first draft after first draft, put them in a drawer, and then start something new? And you can never seem to start...

Now that you've finished your novel, you're looking back and thinking "Is this thing even worth the hard work of revising?" Let's find out.

How do you know if you've got too much info dumping in your novel? How much is too much, anyway? And how do you fix it?

New series alert! This is the start of “From the Editing Files,” a series where I talk about some of the topics that come up in my...

Revisions can feel like they're taking forever. How do you know your book is done?

Nope, it's not an outline you write from end to beginning.

Rereading the first draft of your novel is the first step to revisions. It's also the first place you may get stuck.

It's finally time to start revising your novel! But...where do you start?

Most of the advice for writers you read online is revision advice rather than actual writing advice.

Why does everyone tell you to rest your draft before revising? How long should you rest it? Does it really work?