Character arcs should all have these five ingredients. They are the fundamentals to building compelling character arcs readers won't forget.

A character arc is just a simple visual tool to help you chart out your children's book character’s development. Her driving desire must be made clear from the

Can you outline your story's theme? If you start by asking yourself these three questions, you will be able to find the heart of your story every time.

Recently at the Corvallis Chapter of the Willamette Writers, I gave a presentation on plot and character development when writing short stories.

One of my favorite ways to outline or plan a story is to map it out like a subway or road map. Here's how this technique works. Each road or subway line