"Time Travel for Writers" : The art of creating believable historical characters. (Novel Writing, October, 2003)

"Decoding Narrative Distance" : An advanced look at point of view.(Writing Fiction, Winter, 2002)

"Critique Me Kindly" : How to work with a critique group. (Writer's Digest, May, 2002)

"Query Letters: Getting Over the Transom" How to write an effective query letter. (Writer's Digest, April, 2002)

"Purple Prose, and What to Do Until the Doctor Arrives" : Enriching your style without alienating readers. (Writing Fiction, Summer, 2003)

"Playing it Straight With Plot Twists" : How to make your plot twists an organic part of your story. (Writer's Digest, October, 1998)