How to Pitch Your Novel + a Sample Pitch by Laurel Osterkamp
Teacher and published novelist, Lauren Osterkamp shares her writing guidelines on How To Pitch Your Novel + includes a Sample Pitch.
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Image Play: Using Pictures to Write by LA Bourgeois
LA Bourgeois teaches us how we can use any image as a writing tool, generating ideas and creating characters for us. With Image Play, we have an endless source of inspiration.
The top 5 zero to hero writing tips from a grown up Eagle Scout
Enjoy these writing tips… The top 5 zero to hero writing tips from a grown up Eagle Scout… *** “Just try to shoot for the moon every day (but whatever you can do is...
Working through Writer’s Block by Kay Keppler
When your writing is stalled, you might think you’re having writer’s block. Figuring out what questions you should ask will help you clarify what you need to know—and what you need to do—to move forward.
An Adventure of Purpose by Keri Kruspe
An update from Keri Kruspe, author of Otherworldly Romantic Adventures, on how she lost her way and found it again — her adventure of purpose. Perhaps you know what that’s like or searching for your purpose as a writer.
Ready to write your novel? Embracing the Mystery and Taking Action by Beth Barany
Ready to write your novel? Read on for embracing the mystery and taking action… The creative process is a mystery. Writing a novel is part mystery, part exploration, part WTF. When we learn things...
Going Short: 25 Things I’ve Learned from Flash Fiction by Nancy Stohlman
About Flash Fiction from expert and writer, Nancy Stohlman. *** You could call me a flash aficionado. In the last dozen years I’ve: co-founded a flash fiction press, started a flash fiction reading series,...
How Pacing Changed My Writing Positively by Sue Razi
There’s so much more to pacing than where you place commas or semicolons. Novelist Sue Razi shares tips on pacing and how they can enhance your fiction and hook your readers.
Getting Intimate with Your Characters by Kay Keppler
A famous author once said that every book should contain a love story. Now, that author might not have thought that the love story needed a sex scene, but many novelists writing in every genre do include sex scenes in their books. And there’s a problem with that.
My Favorite Monsters by Nevada McPherson
Halloween is on its way; time to get out Boney, our life-size skeleton decoration. He’s been around for several years now. His skull fell off his neck, but we repaired him and now he’s sitting in a fold-out chair on our porch, waving at passers-by, his skeleton hand high in the air.
Are You Positive? by Carol Malone
I don’t know if you’re like me, but watching all the disasters taking place recently has left me feeling forlorn for the loss of life and property, and less than positive about the future.
Time Management – How to Eek Out More Time by Chloe Adler
I wrote one blog on the tools one can use for productivity before at and all of those tools still stand. They’re all great. What I found was that I used too many at once and that didn’t end up working well for me as I spent more time inputting and checking off than was necessary.
Learning from Our Reading by Martin Haworth
Over the summer I’ve been reading a lot (haven’t we all?) and I’ve realised that my reading has changed a little as I’ve started to write more and with the hindsight of what I’ve learned along the way.
Backstory: Not a Dirty Word by Kay Keppler
We’ve all heard the first commandment for writers: never open your book with backstory. And the second commandment? No infodumps. And the third? Sprinkle that backstory throughout your book.
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