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Your Writing Life: The Benefits of an End-of-Year Review

Writing through Trauma: Two Published Memoirists Share Their Experiences with Writing and Finishing Their Books

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?

When One of Your Characters Is an Institution: Writing about Racism, Politics, and Other Large Subjects

Famous Writers' Favorite Tips

Exploring Theme in Your Story: How Wounding Event and False Beliefs Intersect with Theme

Online Classes and How They Help with Feedback

To Storyboard or Not to Storyboard: How This Cool Planning Tool Compares to Outlines, Charts, and Maps

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

False Agreements, Misbeliefs, Core Misunderstandings--How They Drive the People and the Plot in Your Book

How I Got My Agent--An Interview with Debut Author Kathleen West

Imagine Finishing Your Book! A Three-Part Exercise for Encouragement

Chapterettes, Prologues, Introductions, and Other Spare Parts--What Purpose Can They Serve in a Book?

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