
Can I Afford to Take This Assignment? 4 Questions to Ask Before You Do
Ask yourself these four pointed questions to determine if a writing project is worthy of your time.
Ask yourself these four pointed questions to determine if a writing project is worthy of your time.
If your book contains portrayals of people of color or other marginalized populations, it might benefit from a sensitivity read.
Almost every writer regularly encounters The Block, and most all of them find ways through it. Here's how.
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.
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.
How writing about trauma can benefit us — both emotionally and physically.
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'.
Stuck in a writing rut? Heed these words of wisdom from famous authors.
Shifting the way you think about your book goals can help you get to the end more easily.
A simple-sounding "10-5-1" plan can help you finally get started on that nonfiction book you've been thinking of writing.
As much as the publishing industry has changed throughout the years, one thing is constant: Marketing is vital to a book's success.
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.