Sitemap - 2018 - Your Weekly Writing Exercise
Your Writing Life: The Benefits of an End-of-Year Review
Facing Writer's Block: Words of Wisdom from George Saunders
Slow Writing: The Pros and Cons of Writing by Hand
Writing about People You Know: Do You Need to Get Permission?
Exploring Theme in Your Story: How Wounding Event and False Beliefs Intersect with Theme
Online Classes and How They Help with Feedback
Residencies and Retreats--How They Help You Start and Finish Your Book
Editor Beth Wright on How She Helps Indie Authors Win Awards
Beta Readers--Who Are They, How Do They Help Your Book, How to Find Them
Four Stages of Writing Practice--Where We Are Strong and Where We Can Fall Down
Readers Don't Care Who Publishes Your Book--Really!
How Much Research Is Really Enough? Building Worlds, Bringing Back Worlds
Wounding Event--The Backstory That Drives Your Narrator
Unlearning How to Write Your Book--What You Need to Forget You Knew
How Close Are You to Your 10,000 Hours? Viewing Writing as Practice
Moving from Writer to Reader View: Revision Steps to Make Your Book Stand Out
Fueled from Within or Without--How Does Your Narrator Move the Story Along?
Backstory--A New Take on Its Usefulness in Memoir and Fiction
100 Things about Writing a Novel--Wisdom from Alexander Chee
Querying Too Soon: We've All Done It, Here's How to Avoid the Temptation
Battling Your Inner Critic or Making Friends with It--What Keeps You Writing the Most?
How Do You Procrastinate? Tips to Recognize How You Avoid Your Writing and What to Do about It
Interview with Chris Jones--Behind the Book: Eleven Authors on Their Path to Publication
Charts and Lists: The Fun of Organizing Your Story Structure
Writing about Your Life--The Good, the Hard, and the Beautiful
How to Deal with Memory and Emotions When Writing a Memoir
How I Got My Agent--An Interview with Debut Author Kathleen West
Imagine Finishing Your Book! A Three-Part Exercise for Encouragement
Too Much Reflection? How to Make Sure Your Story Doesn't Stall Out
Building the "Why" of Your Story--Inner and Outer Purpose for Characters Is the Key
Finding the Best "Triggering Event" for Your Book--How to Launch Your Story
Can First Chapters Ever Be TOO Dramatic?
Creating Pause in Your Action--When and How to Let the Reader Linger without Losing Momentum
Winding Up for the Pitch--How to Craft a Winning Query Letter
How to Choose Good Writing Partners--Making the Process Less Trial-and-Error
Writing Amazing, Authentic Dialogue--Hard to Learn, Vital to Know
How Do I Know When I'm Done? Five Stages of Writing a Book
Walking--Why It Helps Me Write My Books
Refueling Your Creativity--How to Plan in Recovery Time as You Write (and Finish) Your Book
If It Doesn't Further the Conflict, Should You Leave It Out?
Three Ways to Help Your New Year's Writing Resolutions Actually Happen