Some books have it; others don’t. The have-nots have gotten a lot of critical attention in recent years: Think of novels that ...

Plotting the Novel: While your characters are the beating heart of your novel, your plot is its bones. Whether you are an outliner or someone who works on the fly, this basic architecture (the novel’s ...

This review contains spoilers. Chloe Gong’s new novel, “Coldwire,” left me in a cold sweat after an extraordinary plot twist ...

While Halloween may elicit emotions ranging from fear to glee, it is the 30 days after that intimidate and excite writers worldwide. November marks the beginning of an intense, month-long challenge ...

NORTH ADAMS — When Deborah Benoit retired after decades as a legal secretary, she planned to finally focus on her writing. She never could have pursued it professionally earlier in her life; after all ...