Getting Unstuck and Avoiding Writer’s Block
You know that feeling—like you were coasting along on a greased golden road through your first draft (or second…or twelfth), and suddenly you come to [Read More]
Month: February 2019
Experimental Fiction: What Is It And Who’s Publishing It
Experimental fiction is a hot topic in contemporary literary magazines. This new concept has a modern, cutting-edge sensibility that puts the genre at the center [Read More]
The Science of Story Ideas: How to Awaken Your Brain’s Creative Superpowers
The brain is not only designed to think, it loves to think—and there are specific ways you can summon and maximize your brain’s ingenuity to [Read More]
Grammar Vs. Punctuation: What’s the Difference?
Grammar refers to the way we put words together in sentences and paragraphs to form meaning. It’s the fundamental structure of language, describing what words [Read More]
15 Tips to Make an Editor Fall in Love with Your Query Letter
Is your query letter good enough to make an editor fall in love with you? Admit it or not, you’re probably at least a little [Read More]
21 Tips for Creating a Successful Writing Collaboration
When a writing collaboration works, partners inspire and complement one other. The creative process is less lonely. But when collaborations fail, the drama may be [Read More]
How to Write a Romance Novel That’ll Make Readers Swoon
Luckily, though love itself may be hard to explain, the process of writing about it isn’t. Here are our seven best tips for writing romance, [Read More]
Why Querying Writers Shouldn’t Write Sequels
Querying writers have quite a few hurdles to jump through to secure literary representation. For those of you who don’t know what a query is [Read More]
Audiobooks: A Bad Investment For Independent Authors
Audiobooks are the new darlings of the publishing industry. In fact, audiobooks are currently the fastest-growing segment of the digital publishing world, accounting for more than [Read More]
15 Author Websites (Best author website examples for 2019)
If you’re an author — or on your way to becoming one — you’ve probably heard a lot about author websites and the importance of [Read More]
Do You Have a Story Concept, or Just a Cool Idea?
I do a lot of brainstorming with writing clients. (At the risk of sounding immodest, I am a champion brainstormer. If there were an Olympic [Read More]