Do You Need Discipline to Be a Writer?
Guidelines from a writing coach to help you stay on track with establishing a writing habit.
TMI Is Not Your Friend
The devil is in the details: thoughts and pointers for keeping your writing TMI-free.
Lessons We're Glad We Learned
LAEWG members reflect on the source of some of the influences and insight that made a lasting impression on their professional lives.
No Time to Write Your Book? Try 10 Minutes a Day
With so many demands on our time and energy, how can we successfully engage with our creative work so that we don't squander our “one wild and precious life”?
How Reading Improves Your Writing
If we want to hone our craft, we need to expose ourselves to the work of excellent writers.
Get Dressed: A Case for the In-Person Interview
Email and phone interviews are convenient, but you'll learn infinitely more by sitting down with someone in real time.
The Writer's Body: Keep It Moving to Avoid Back Pain, Weight Gain, and Brain Drain
You probably have heard that sitting is the new smoking. Doesn't sound good for those of us who make a living hunched in front of our computers all day, but here's what you can do about it.
So… What's Your Book About?
Learn why it's important to home in on your book's core subject.
35 Quotes on Writing from Famous Authors to Inspire You
Writing is hard work, and no one knows this better than the people who do it faithfully, passionately, relentlessly, day after day. So how do they do it?
Writing the First Sentence
When you fill a blank page with your first sentence it can feel like a minor miracle. From nothing: something. From too many ideas about how to begin your essay, novel, nonfiction book, you home in on one and make your initial authorial decision. You may change that first sentence dozens of times, but by...