How to Begin Your Novel — and Why Beginnings Are Important
August 18, 2020 · Barbara DeSantis
The beginning of a story is crucial. It can make the difference in gaining the attention of a prospective agent, acquisitions editor, and ultimately the reader. So, how do you start? Here are some suggestions to help you find your beginning.
Categories: Writing & Editing Process
Tags: creative writing, fiction writing, revising your writing
5 Tips for Writing a Memoir About Trauma
August 5, 2020 · Deborah A. Lott, MFA
Trauma creates chaos, while writing brings new order: imposing a beginning, middle, and an end. Here are some key suggestions for how to approach writing a memoir about trauma.
Categories: Writing & Editing Process
Tags: character development, memoir, memoir writing, nonfiction writing
The Trauma Memoir: Forging Art From Adversity
July 30, 2020 · Deborah A. Lott, MFA
How writing about trauma can benefit us — both emotionally and physically.
Categories: Writing & Editing Process
Tags: memoir writing, writer's voice
The Writer in the Time of the Coronavirus*
April 28, 2020 · Amy Friedman
I encourage you to keep writing, for your writing may actually be a remedy for the sorrow, fear, confusion, empty-headedness, and aching hearts — yours and others’.
Categories: For the Love of Writing
Tags: creative process, writer's block
Writerly Reassurance From a Few Who Have Been There
March 24, 2020 · Suzanne Mantell
Stuck in a writing rut? Heed these words of wisdom from famous authors.
Categories: For the Love of Writing
Tags: creative process
How to Finish Writing Your Book
March 4, 2020 · Lori Kozlowski
Shifting the way you think about your book goals can help you get to the end more easily.
Categories: Writing & Editing Process
Tags: creative process, writer's block, writers workshops
Are You Ready to Write That Nonfiction Book?
January 9, 2020 · Laura Golden Bellotti
A simple-sounding “10-5-1” plan can help you finally get started on that nonfiction book you’ve been thinking of writing.
Categories: Writing & Editing Process
Tags: creative process, nonfiction writing, writer's block
5 Tips for Selling Your Book — Even Before It’s Published
December 19, 2019 · Sharon Goldinger
As much as the publishing industry has changed throughout the years, one thing is constant: Marketing is vital to a book’s success.
Categories: Selling Your Writing
Tags: book advances, book marketing, getting published, literary agents
In Praise of Procrastination
December 5, 2019 · Margot Dougherty
The funny thing is, even during this busy (and productive!) avoidance stage, the writing process is often in motion, like an app working in the background of a smartphone.
Categories: For the Love of Writing
Tags: creative process
Fiction, Memoir, and the Machine of Story
September 3, 2019 · Merrill Feitell
If you’re finding that your narrative’s energy is flagging, try pinpointing your protagonist’s defining characteristic. Here’s how that can help your story.
Categories: Writing & Editing Process
Tags: character development, creative writing, revising your writing
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