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• Being Your Own Editor: 5 Tips That Can Help Get the Job Done Right Here are five tips to improve your self-editing skills. Updated 8/15/2024
• How Many Words Should You Write In a Day? How many words should you write daily to consider yourself more Writer and less Aspiring Writer? Updated 8/14/2024
• Is AI Plagiarizing Your Work? What Can You Do About It? Is AI Plagiarizing Your Work? What Can You Do About It? Updated 8/13/2024
• Is It Time For You To Have a Blog? The Pros and Cons Per the Experts Blogging is part of the writing business. Many authors maintain a blog in addition to their professional endeavors. Updated 8/12/2024
• 10 Tips for Overcoming Writer's Block and Boosting Creativity Most of us will face writer’s block at some point, but it's not insurmountable. Try implementing these 10 tips to rekindle your creativit... Updated 8/2/2024
• Why Writers Say You Should Write Daily Writing every day is a fundamental principle of professional writers. Updated 5/30/2024
• The Ultimate Guide to Effective Storytelling: Engage Your Readers from Start to Finish Effective storytelling is like an alchemy of creativity, practiced craftmanship, and emotional resonance. Incorporating these elements in... Updated 5/30/2024
• Five Literary Agent Blogs You Should Follow You could spend a whole day reading blogs, telling yourself it’s not procrastination; it’s research. But what if the blog you were readin... Updated 5/30/2024
• Giving and Receiving Feedback: Optimizing Critiques in a Writing Group Giving and receiving feedback is essential in any writing group, helping everyone's writing improve. Updated 5/30/2024
• Why Does My Manuscript Keep Getting Rejected So Quickly? Here are five reasons why your manuscript may be rejected, and they have nothing to do with the quality of your writing! Updated 3/14/2022
• Tips for Submitting Your Work to Editors There’s nothing magical about getting your work accepted. Here are some tips to give you a better chance of getting your work read and pu... Updated 10/17/2021
• How To Develop More Confidence as a New Author Having fears, doubts and low confidence is all part of being a writer, whether you are new, experienced or even successful. Updated 9/15/2021
• And Now for Book Two: How to Write the Second Book in a Series There are a few ways a Book II is different from Books I, III and beyond. While no series is the same, many follow a set of suggestions t... Updated 9/5/2021
• 2021 Writers' Conferences We’ve compiled a list of 2021 writers’ conferences in the United States to help you find one that fits your needs. Updated 1/13/2021
• Building Believable Characters in 5 Simple Steps The more you know who you’re writing about, the better the chance your audience will be captivated by them. Updated 7/28/2020
• The Pros and Cons of Writing in First Person While first person has some possible downsides, it’s beloved by many for the connection it creates between the reader and protagonist. Updated 7/28/2020
• The Zero Draft: Starting Your Story Without the Pressure If you’re having trouble committing to an outline or have found yourself abandoning first drafts, the zero draft may be the missing step ... Updated 7/13/2020
• What to Consider Before Self-Publishing a Kindle eBook While publishing through Amazon won’t be for everyone, for many it has the potential to be a great option – as long as you consider the h... Updated 7/6/2020
• A 5-Step Approach to Self-Editing Follow the five-step approach to get started on your self-editing journey. Updated 7/6/2020
• Building Your Writing Inspiration Toolkit: Part 1 A writing inspiration toolkit can help you set the mood and immerse yourself in the world of your story. Updated 7/6/2020