Find Your Writer’s Voice: How to Kill the Faux Writer
Learn how to listen for your genuine voice as you silence that demon, The Faux Writer, who may persistently be trying to intrude.
Writing and Publishing Resources, News & Advice
Discover resources to help with marketing your book and using a literary agent to your best benefit. With the right help, your book can succeed.
How to Begin Your Novel — and Why Beginnings Are Important
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.
5 Tips for Writing a Memoir About Trauma
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.
The Trauma Memoir: Forging Art From Adversity
How writing about trauma can benefit us — both emotionally and physically.
How to Finish Writing Your Book
Shifting the way you think about your book goals can help you get to the end more easily.
Are You Ready to Write That Nonfiction Book?
A simple-sounding “10-5-1” plan can help you finally get started on that nonfiction book you’ve been thinking of writing.
Fiction, Memoir, and the Machine of Story
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.
Tricks of the Editing Trade: Word, Track Changes, and the Master Document
Deliver your document to your editor in Word, use Track Changes, and maintain one master document to save time and money.
Why Beta Reader Feedback Can Be Invaluable
Is your creative vision on your pages? Here’s how you can find out.