http://www.fictionfactor.com/Holly Lisle finishes her series with this issue, so thought I give the links for the first seven parts of her "
Bring Your Novel to Life" series
1 - Does Your Novel Have a Heartbeat?
http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/heartbeat.html2 - Does Your Novel Have a Pulse?
http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/pulse.html3 - Burying Your Novel's Message
http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/message.html4 - Playing Chicken With Your Story
http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/chicken.html5 - Dig Deeper With Your Novel's Subthemes
http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/subthemes.html6 - Interweave Your Novel's Themes and Subthemes
http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/interweave.html7 - Planning A Heart-Stopping Story
http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/planning.htmlAnd last, Part 8 - Life, Passion... Deadline
http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/deadlines.htmlAnother article from Fiction Factor:
Weave Sub-Plots Into Your NovelBy Lee Masterson
http://www.fictionfactor.com/articles/subplots.htmlAnd last, more for provoking thought than anything, I'm including this article:
How to Write Horror for ChildrenBy Sarah Todd
http://children.fictionfactor.com/articles/kidshorror.htmlMainly because I think some of the ideas carry over to writing for adults (and fanfic) as well.