The Fast Draft – Should You or Shouldn’t You?
by Rachel Hauck
It’s NaNoWriMo and I’m about to start a fast draft (FD) of my next book. For me, the FD seems to be the best way to get a feel and vision for the
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11, 2019
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09, 2019
Challenge Yourself to Be a Better Writer by Beth K. Vogt
By Beth K. Vogt
Early on in my writing career, a mentor challenged me to be a writer who always “upped her game.” However, I realized if I wanted to see real progress I needed to move past a vague idea of how I wanted to
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09, 2019
Conference Recordings
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Want to listen to a workshop you missed? Did you have to miss the conference this year? Now you can listen to a single workshop for $14 or all three sessions of a coaching
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07, 2019
Editor and Agent Appointments: How to Prepare by Alice Crider
By Alice Crider
Editors and agents don’t have time to read full proposals in a short appointment, so a “One Sheet” summary of your project not only simplifies things, it also lets the editor or agent know you’re
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07, 2019
Finding Your Connecting Point by Trieste Vaillancourt
By Trieste Vaillancourt
Do you ever watch The Voice on NBC? During the show, musical artists are given the opportunity to 
grow and be coached by others who have been successful in their field—musicians like Blake Shelton,
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05, 2019
Escalation by Steven James
by Steven James
Picture a snowball rolling down a mountain.
Picking up speed.
Gaining momentum.
Eventually becoming an avalanche.
As it travels along, it grows in magnitude, just like the tension of your story