Sitemap - 2013 - Your Weekly Writing Exercise

How'd You Do? Reviewing Your Year's Writing Goals--A Sure Way to Encourage Your Creative Spirit

Strange Alchemy: How Place, People, and Conflict Intertwine in Fiction and Memoir

From School Principal to Thriller Writer--The Grassroots Journey of Andy Rose

The Intriguing Structure of Claire Dederer's Poser--How to Link Different Topics, Timelines, and Themes in a Memoir

Pros and Cons of the Workshopping Method--And How to Manage Feedback So You Keep Writing

Crafting Your Book's Visual Map--New Ways to Use a Storyboard

Using an Image Board to Get Closer to the Meaning of Your Story

Cyber Inspiration--Great Author Websites and Bios to Kick Yours into High Gear

Who's on First? Power in Characters and Power in Locations--How Good Pairings Raise Tension in Your Novel or Memoir

Writing Emotions into Your Book: How Being a Good Observer Brings Your Characters--Real or Imagined--Alive

Dialogue Do's and Don'ts: Crafting Lively and Believable Back-and-Forth on the Pages of Your Book

If You Want to Quit Your Day Job and Be a Full-Time Writer . . . Is It Possible?

Never Give Up! A Winner Tells You Why: A Guest Post by Memoirist Elizabeth diGrazia

Some Notes from Bestselling Author Cheryl Strayed about Writing Wild

Writing Hopeful, Inspirational Books--The Story behind Nancy McMillan's March Farm

I Did Everything Wrong at First--An Interview with Award-Winning Novelist Lynne Spreen

Writing Strong Suspense: The Difference between Speed and Tension in Story

Are You Getting Enough Listening Time in Your Life? The Value of Silence for Book Writers

Do Your Creative Brain a Favor: Write What You Love, Not What You Know

Guerrilla Marketing for Book Writers: Winning Ideas from Mystery Author Nancy Wood

Finding Your Way to Great Characters--An Interview with Three-Time Novelist Jay Gilbertson

Simple Tricks for Editing Your Manuscript's Prose--Five Steps from Pro Editors That Make a Scene, Chapter, Book Shine

Steps to Self-Publishing: Is It the Choice for You?

Unusual Procrastinations, "Watering Dead Wood with Tears," and Other Ways to Stay Hooked on Your Writing

Finding a Balance between Acceptance and Rejection--Seesaws in the Writer's Life

Complex Structures and Multiple Storylines--Authors Are Experimenting with Next Steps for Their Books

Privacy and Alone Time: Why Creativity and Good Writing Depend on These

Why Do Creative People Fear Routine? Getting Over the Internal Obstacles to Actually Finishing Your Book

Placing Setting Details for Best Effect-- The Danger of Frontloading Your Story with Description

Jonathan Odell on Living Out of the Imagination

Writing, Editing, and the Power of Three--A Guest Interview with Writer and Editor Jeri Reilly

Famous Writers' Desks and Workspaces-- The Importance of Having Your Own and What It Means to Your Book Project

Atina Diffley, Susan Hodara, Rachael Hanel, and Eric Utne--Four Great Writing Tips from Four Memoirists

Update on Publishing Today: Interview with Nonfiction Authors Linda and Allen Anderson

Seth Godin's FOMO--Fear of Missing Out: Jealousy and How It Affects the Creative Person

Making It Up versus Imagining It--Notes from Andre Dubus

The Art of Modeling--How Other People's Books Can Make Yours Better

Co-Authors? How Successful Are Partnerships on Books--and What Are the Pitfalls to Watch Out For?

All about Publishing Excerpts from Your Book to Build a Platform: An Interview with Memoirist Mary Collins

Five Common Obstacles to Finishing and Publishing Your Book

Most Amazing Guide to Self-Publishing: A.P.E. (Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur)

Lesson from Argo: Why Storyboards Are Great Tools for Building Great Books-- And How You Can Make Yours Unique

What Genre Is Your Book? A Look at the New Hybrids in Creative Nonfiction

How to Fill the Creative Well with a Well-Timed Rest Break

The Five-Day, 17,000 E-Book Download--A Self-Publishing Success Story

Why Studying Other Authors Helps You Practice Your Book-Building Skills

Writing a Premise Statement--Why This Tip from Screenwriters Can Help Book Writers of Any Genre

Finding the Key Conflicts in Your Story--How to Sift through all the Problems to Find the Pivot

Crafting a Credible Narrator--How the Emotional Narrative Arc Works in Memoir

The Value of Winter Writing Retreats-- How to Stand Back and Get a Better Look at Your Book