By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Some antagonists can't be fought—they can only be survived. It's common to hear "antagonist&qu...

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy A loose plot can easily unravel, but tying up the threads strengthens the entire novel. One of my favo...

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Choose the right flaws and weaknesses to round out your characters. There's an old saying: "I'm ...

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Not everything you write needs to be published—or even publishable. A few years after I published my third no...

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Romances don’t usually have a villain, but there is a strong conflict driving the plot. The romance g...

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Your ending is the whole point of your book. This is the last post in my mini-series on common problems in ...

Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy If you've been struggling with a plot, or you're looking for ways to deepen an existing plot, try lookin...

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Don't confuse your readers by mixing up what happens when and why. When one of my nieces was little, s...

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Story archetypes are useful tools to develop a novel or story. Although we hear about character archety...

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy It’s hard to plot a novel if you don’t know what problem it’s trying to solve. Creating plots has always been...