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
The Energy of Story: Tooling Up Tension in Fiction & Memoir
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
Show, Don’t Tell: Writing 101 for Fiction and Memoir
July 19, 2019 · Nomi Isak
What “Show, Don’t Tell” really means: how to write fiction or memoir that keeps your reader engaged.
Categories: For the Love of Writing
Tags: creative writing, revising your writing
Tricks of the Editing Trade: Word, Track Changes, and the Master Document
May 16, 2019 · Kate Zentall
Deliver your document to your editor in Word, use Track Changes, and maintain one master document to save time and money.
Categories: Writing & Editing Process
Tags: copyeditors, proofreaders, revising your writing
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