My first book, Aching Joy, had a problem. The themes were strong, and I felt confident in the writing, but there was a weakness. I felt like the story was too specific. The book, you see, was a memoir of sorts, in which I told
By KyLee Woodley
As writers, we have an innate need to put to paper what resides within us—our thoughts, emotions, and very essence spilling onto the page. Just as water quenches a thirsty man, writing sustains the author. So, as creators, how can we
Excerpt from DELVE, PIVOT, PROPEL: 350 Writing Secrets to Elevate Your Storytelling and Transform Your Novel
by Steven James
Your story’s opening will (1) feature a character who matters,
By Jodie Bailey
Now, this is the piece of advice I live my writing life by. Ready?
Tomorrow Me will love Today Me.
How does that work? Well, it couples with my other piece of favorite advice: You can’t edit a blank page.
When it’s hard and
By Karen Barnett
“I admire anybody who has the guts to write anything at all.”
~ E. B. White ~
Many of us begin our writing journey with a wild sense of anticipation. Like Bilbo in The Hobbit, we run down the
By Cynthia Ruchti
Few writers find the idea of pitching their project to an editor or agent easy. Or natural. Or enjoyable. But it can be.
(That probably sounded like a too-good-to-be-true sales pitch.)
Whether in a face-to-face appointment at an in-person conference, during a virtual conference, or
