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Popular Articles

• 11 Tips for Writing Short Stories Lit Mags Will Want to Publish
• HOW TO ADD VOICE TO FICTION
• An Interview and Reading with Marion Agnew, Author of “Reverberations”
• My Novel-Writing Journey, Part 2: The First Draft
• My Novel-Writing Journey, Part 1: Getting Started
• The Most Obvious Writing Tool You’re Not Using
• 5 Quick Fixes for a Story that Goes Wrong
• Planning Your Own Writing Retreat
• The Biggest Problem with Writing Advice
• ‘Story Is a State of Mind’ Review + Free Critique of 2500 words of your writing
• Writing Residency Programs: Is this what your writing needs now?
• Want Agents to Read Your Novel? Do This First
• Self-Publishing by Design: Real-Life Lessons
• Should Writers Rethink Butt-In-Chair Mentality?
• 5 Things All Writers Can Learn From Taylor Swift
• What’s In A Name? Writing the Right Title
• How To Balance Dialogue and Description
• Writing the Right Story vs Writing the Story Right
• How to Write Your Bio for a Byline or Query
• Become a Better Writer by Practicing Gratitude
• 101 of the Best Fiction-Writing Tips, Part IV
• 101 of the Best Fiction-Writing Tips, Part III
• 101 of the Best Fiction-Writing Tips, Part II
• 101 of the Best Fiction-Writing Tips, Part I
• 3 Fiction-Writing Lessons from a Mock Wedding
• How Cliched Is Your Writing? Take the Test
• 3 Signs You’re Renovating a Condemned Novel
• Are These Filter Words Weakening Your Fiction?
• Checking for Plot Holes: Does Your Story Add Up?
• The Bride’s Guide to Manuscript Monogamy
• 23 (More) Websites that Make Your Writing Stronger
• Will Literary Agents Really Read Your Query Letter?
• Short Writing Bursts: The Freedom to Write Less
• The Baby-Steps Method to Writing a Novel
• 21 Writing Prompts for Setting a Scene in Your Novel
• How to Flip Your Self-Doubts as a Writer
• 23 Websites that Make Your Writing Stronger
• 6 Ways to Hook Your Readers from the Very First Line
• The #1 Reason You’ll Never Finish Writing Your Novel
• How to Steal a Plot for Your Book (and get away with it)
• The Top 12 Benefits of Outlining Your Novel
• 5 Writing Tips You Learned from Your Mother

Editing

• The Pros and Cons of Joining Critique Groups for Writers
• How to Manage Feedback on Your Writing
• Asking a Non-Reader: Working Out Manuscript Problems with an Outsider’s Perspective
• 11 Tips for Writing Short Stories Lit Mags Will Want to Publish
• HOW TO ADD VOICE TO FICTION
• 3 Steps to Fixing an Annoying Protagonist
• My Novel-Writing Journey, Part 3: And, Oh, How It Hurts
• Your Best Editor Could Be Free
• Stash, Trash or Refresh: The Ultimate Guide to Dealing with Boring In-Between Story Parts
• Confessions of a Writing Group Virgin
• 5 Quick Fixes for a Story that Goes Wrong
• Excerpt Critique: Coffee In a Paper Cup
• The Biggest Problem with Writing Advice
• There Are Two Kinds of People…
• Excerpt Critique: “Legend of Dark Mountain”
• Excerpt Critique: “No One Hears Us”
• Excerpt Critique: “The Pied Piper of Hamelin”
• Excerpt Critique: “Patrick,” Children’s Fiction
• Excerpt Critique: “The Family Channel,” Memoir
• Excerpt Critique: “Sorry Charli,” Women’s Fiction
• Excerpt Critique: “To Have and To Hold”
• Excerpt Critique: “The Antique Dealer”
• Excerpt Critique: “No Limitz,” YA Fiction
• Excerpt Critique: “Mr. Chang’s Tomatoes”
• Excerpt Critique: “Canyons,” Women’s Fiction
• Excerpt Critique: “The Elder Kaitlyn,” Sci-Fi
• Get Thee To An Editor! 7 Reasons You Need One
• Excerpt Critique: “If: An Allegory”
• In the Beginning: How to Draw in Your Reader
• Excerpt Critique: “Follow Me,” YA Suspense
• What’s In A Name? Writing the Right Title
• Excerpt Critique: “World Apart,” Science Fiction
• Shape Up Flabby Writing with Stronger Words
• How To Balance Dialogue and Description
• Excerpt Critique: “Rails,” Paranormal Mystery
• Excerpt Critique: “What Happens in the Dark”
• Excerpt Critique: “The Disease,” Suspense
• Excerpt Critique: “My Johnny,” General Fiction
• Embracing the (Whole) Writing Process
• Excerpt Critique: “Morning After,” Horror
• 7 Steps to Taming Your NaNoWriMo Manuscript
• Excerpt Critique: “A Home on Rosy Mountain”
• Excerpt Critique: “It’s Not Me,” YA Horror
• Excerpt Critique: “A Good Day,” Literary Fiction
• 5 Keys to Giving Constructive Writing Critiques
• Excerpt Critique: “Lord of Smuggler Cove,” Romance
• Excerpt Critique: ‘Her Mother’s Lie,’ Women’s Fiction
• How Cliched Is Your Writing? Take the Test
• Excerpt Critique: “Help In Ages Past,” Sci-Fi
• 3 Signs You’re Renovating a Condemned Novel
• Excerpt Critique: “Caged Bird Singing,” YA Fiction
• Excerpt Critique: “Final Flight,” Action
• How and When to Use White Space In Writing
• Excerpt Critique: “Blind Friendship,” YA Romance
• Excerpt Critique: “Beyond,” Science Fiction
• Excerpt Critique: “You Turn Me On, I’m a Radio”
• Excerpt Critique: “To Break a Male Heart,” Action
• Excerpt Critique: “Vermont House of Pancakes”
• Excerpt Critique: “The Hand,” Fantasy
• Excerpt Critique: “Taking Pictures for Deborah”
• Excerpt Critique: “Staying Safe,” Short Story
• The Best Way to Measure Your Growth as a Writer
• Excerpt Critique: “Heavies,” Action/Adventure
• Excerpt Critique: “Shadowed,” YA Fantasy
• Excerpt Critique: “On the Thames,” Short Story
• Excerpt Critique: “Feathered,” YA Fantasy
• Excerpt Critique: “Not Quite,” YA Fantasy
• Quick Fixes for 6 Fiction Writing Weaknesses
• 15 Reader Frustrations to Avoid in Your Novel
• Writers Face Off on 13 Hot Topics
• Do You Make This Unforgivable Writing Mistake?
• How to Salvage Your Writing Failures
• Avoid These Lazy Mistakes in Your Writing
• Extreme Manuscript Makeover: Your Dream Date
• Extreme Manuscript Makeover: Phone A Friend
• Extreme Manuscript Makeover: Get Polished
• Extreme Manuscript Makeover: Tone It Up
• Extreme Manuscript Makeover: Bare It All
• Extreme Manuscript Makeover: Introduction
• 5 Steps to Writing Simply

Fiction

• The Write Way to a Stronger Marriage: 4 Ways Co-Authoring a Book Strengthened Our Relationship
• Writing “Out of Order”: How to Free Yourself from Chronology
• Why NOT Listening is Key to Writing Dialogue
• “Now Where Were We?” Embracing Interruption in a Discontinuous Narrative
• Asking a Non-Reader: Working Out Manuscript Problems with an Outsider’s Perspective
• The Importance of Writing Flawed Characters
• Three Easy Copywriting Strategies that “Sell” Your Fiction 
• 5 Must-Join Facebook Groups for Indie Authors
• 3 Ghostwriting Superpowers You Can Use in Real Life
• The Story Intensive (Winter 2022) Could Change Your Writing Forever
• Plottinator: A Fiction-Writing Course + Freebies
• 11 Tips for Writing Short Stories Lit Mags Will Want to Publish
• HOW TO ADD VOICE TO FICTION
• 3 Things Life as an Olympic Sailor Taught Me about Writing
• 3 M’s of Historical Fiction to Help You Nail the Zeitgeist of the Past
• Creating Chemistry in Fiction: Bringing Love Relationships to Life
• 3 Steps to Fixing an Annoying Protagonist
• My Novel-Writing Journey, Part 3: And, Oh, How It Hurts
• My Novel-Writing Journey, Part 2: The First Draft
• Your Novel Blueprint: A Review of an NYT Bestselling Author’s Novel-Writing Course
• My Novel-Writing Journey, Part 1: Getting Started
• “The Story Intensive” Online Writing Course Is Transformative
• Making the Most of a Writing Prompt
• 7 Ways I’m Making the Most of a Writing Grant
• Ultimate Last-Minute Christmas Gift for Writers
• Are You Making These 4 Common Dialogue-Writing Mistakes?
• How TV And Movies Can Make You A Better Writer
• My Response to a Letter from an Aspiring Writer
• My Kindle Broke. And I’m Not Buying a New One.
• “Story Is a State of Mind”: The Best Online Creative Writing Course + A Free Writing Critique
• 5 Reasons to Attend a Writers’ Conference
• Stash, Trash or Refresh: The Ultimate Guide to Dealing with Boring In-Between Story Parts
• Your Free Trial of The Author Accelerator Book-Coaching Program
• 7 Tension-Building Tips for Writing Action Scenes
• I Got Published in “The Writer” Magazine
• How to Write Better Short Stories and Get Published in Lit Mags
• Writing with Profit in Mind? Your Book has Already Failed
• Make NaNoWriMo the Gift that Keeps on Giving
• Three Pitfalls of Foreshadowing
• Use a Nonlinear Format to Grab Your Reader by the Eyeballs
• What Charlotte Brontë Taught Me About Writing
• How to Enrich a Story with ‘Strategic Humour’
• Personality Theory and Your Writing
• Confessions of a Writing Group Virgin
• 5 Quick Fixes for a Story that Goes Wrong
• Tony Vanderwarker: How To Fail and Fail Again
• Conflict & Adhesive — Two Vital Components of Romance
• Women’s Fiction—A Publishing Perspective
• The Biggest Problem with Writing Advice
• ‘Story Is a State of Mind’ Review + Free Critique of 2500 words of your writing
• Writing From an Authentic Teen Viewpoint
• Giving Your Story World ‘Deep’ Authenticity
• Want Agents to Read Your Novel? Do This First
• Why Your Story Shouldn’t Be Too Tidy
• Next Steps: How to ‘Do More’ with Your Writing
• The Pros and Cons of Entering Writing Contests
• Build Your Readership by Simplifying Your Menu
• What Are the Best Ways to End a Story?
• 3 Classic Strategies for Writing a Bestseller
• How to Slam Dunk Your 90-Second Pitch
• Why You Need to Trip Out Your Readers
• 7 Keys to Scoring Bestselling-Author Interviews
• 5 Tips for Turning Real Life into Fiction
• Get Thee To An Editor! 7 Reasons You Need One
• Fall Out of Love with Your Main Character
• In the Beginning: How to Draw in Your Reader
• Working Past Wordiness For Fresher Writing
• What’s In A Name? Writing the Right Title
• How To Balance Dialogue and Description
• How to Read Your Way to Better Writing
• Writing the Right Story vs Writing the Story Right
• Use Your Fiction Skills To Write A Personal Essay
• Think Backward to Write Meaningful Metaphors
• Embracing the (Whole) Writing Process
• 5 Tips for Writing an Effective Plot Twist
• How to Jumpstart Character Creation In a Story
• How to Bring Your Characters Into Focus
• How to Give Meaning to Every Word You Write
• Imitation as Inspiration: An Exercise for Writers
• 5 Ways to Avoid One-Month Novel Insanity
• Are Ambiguous Endings Powerful or Frustrating?
• How to Write Your Bio for a Byline or Query
• 6 Ways to Reconnect with Your Work-In-Progress
• 101 of the Best Fiction-Writing Tips, Part IV
• 101 of the Best Fiction-Writing Tips, Part III
• 101 of the Best Fiction-Writing Tips, Part II
• 101 of the Best Fiction-Writing Tips, Part I
• How to Make Yourself and Your Writing Stand Out
• 3 Fiction-Writing Lessons from a Mock Wedding
• Getting My First Short Story Published in Print
• Where to Find Free eBooks for Your Amazon Kindle
• How Cliched Is Your Writing? Take the Test
• 3 Signs You’re Renovating a Condemned Novel
• Are Teenagers Too Young to Write Good Fiction?
• 7 Tips for Writing About Places You’ve Never Been
• How and When to Use White Space In Writing
• 5 Keys to Unforgettable Story Introductions
• 10 Resources to Help You Write a Great Short Story
• Your Favourite Love Stories in Literature
• What Are Your Favourite Books on Writing?
• Are These Filter Words Weakening Your Fiction?
• The Top 10 Fiction Writing Articles of 2010
• Can You Prevent Writers from Stealing Your Stories?
• 3 Signs Your Story’s Characters Are Too Perfect
• The Difference Between Good & Bad Literary Fiction
• 6 Articles for a Stronger, Faster, Better First Draft
• How to Get Past the NaNoWriMo Danger Point and Finish Your Novel
• Checking for Plot Holes: Does Your Story Add Up?
• Is it Okay to Post Your Writing in Critique Forums?
• 3 Novel-Writing Alternatives to NaNoWriMo
• Get the “Read Better, Write Better” Workbook FREE!
• NaNoWriMo: Quick Preparation Tips and Resources
• The Top 5 Free eBooks for Fiction Writers
• The Best-Selling Novels That Made You Snore
• The Bride’s Guide to Manuscript Monogamy
• Which is Best: First or Third Person Point of View?
• The Pros and Cons of Long and Short First Drafts
• How Online Writing Groups Help You Get Published
• Writers: Are You Too Hard On Yourself?
• Quick Fixes for 6 Fiction Writing Weaknesses
• Jennie Nash’s “The Threadbare Heart”: A Review
• Confessions of a Former Query Letter Addict
• The Baby-Steps Method to Writing a Novel
• 6 Writers Who Broke the Rules and Got Away with It
• 21 Writing Prompts for Setting a Scene in Your Novel
• 15 Reader Frustrations to Avoid in Your Novel
• 10 Reading Exercises for Fiction Writers
• Interview with “The Opposite of Me” Author, Sarah Pekkanen
• Should You Make Your Children’s Book Into A Series?
• 5 Visual Strategies for Plotting Your Novel
• 23 Websites that Make Your Writing Stronger
• Writers Face Off on 13 Hot Topics
• The 3 Things Writers Will Never Agree On
• 6 Ways to Hook Your Readers from the Very First Line
• The #1 Reason You’ll Never Finish Writing Your Novel
• 25 Reasons Your Query Letter Sucks
• What Does That Writing Rejection Letter Really Mean?
• How I Wrote a Novel in 19 Days (and Lived to Tell the Tale)
• How to Steal a Plot for Your Book (and get away with it)
• Improve Your Writing by Reading Rubbish
• How to Write a First Chapter that Rocks
• 50 Prompts for Writing What You Already Know
• What an Exercise Ball Can Teach You About Novel Writing
• Last Minute Preparations for NaNoWriMo: A Checklist
• The Top 12 Benefits of Outlining Your Novel
• How to Salvage Your Writing Failures
• How to Discover Your Characters’ Motivations
• Novel Writing Tips From A 7-Year-Old Genius
• NaNoWriMo: How To Write A Novel In 30 Days
• What Not To Name Your Characters
• How to Write with Rhythm that Sings
• Avoid These Lazy Mistakes in Your Writing
• Extreme Manuscript Makeover: Your Dream Date
• Extreme Manuscript Makeover: Phone A Friend
• Extreme Manuscript Makeover: Get Polished
• Extreme Manuscript Makeover: Tone It Up
• Extreme Manuscript Makeover: Bare It All
• Extreme Manuscript Makeover: Introduction

Inspiration

• 5 Must-Join Facebook Groups for Indie Authors
• The Story Intensive (Winter 2022) Could Change Your Writing Forever
• 8 Motivational and Practical Tips for Memoir Writing
• 3 M’s of Historical Fiction to Help You Nail the Zeitgeist of the Past
• Writing Through Uncertainty
• My Novel-Writing Journey, Part 1: Getting Started
• On Intuition and Writing
• “The Story Intensive” Online Writing Course Is Transformative
• Making the Most of a Writing Prompt
• How TV And Movies Can Make You A Better Writer
• My Response to a Letter from an Aspiring Writer
• My Kindle Broke. And I’m Not Buying a New One.
• “Story Is a State of Mind”: The Best Online Creative Writing Course + A Free Writing Critique
• The Most Obvious Writing Tool You’re Not Using
• 5 Reasons to Attend a Writers’ Conference
• Your Free Trial of The Author Accelerator Book-Coaching Program
• Stop Asking Yourself If You Have Writing Talent
• What Charlotte Brontë Taught Me About Writing
• Can a Foreign Language Enhance Your Writing?
• Cynthia Morris: Why Books Can Take So Long
• ‘Story Is a State of Mind’ Review + Free Critique of 2500 words of your writing
• There Are Two Kinds of People…
• Interview with Medieval Noir Author Jeri Westerson
• Writing Residency Programs: Is this what your writing needs now?
• An Interview with Mystery Author Anne R. Allen
• Boost Your Writing Creativity with a Camera
• Creative Well Running Dry? Try a Writing Prompt
• How to Write Your Truth, Even In Public
• Writers Confess Their Guiltiest Writing Secrets
• 5 Things All Writers Can Learn From Taylor Swift
• Give Your Writing A Case of Spring Fever
• How to Read Your Way to Better Writing
• Distracted? It Could Help Your Writing
• Finding Extraordinary Writing in an Ordinary Life
• 4 Writing Routines You Can Live With
• 5 Places to Find New Article-Writing Ideas
• 5 Reasons To Sign Up For A Writers’ Conference
• Imitation as Inspiration: An Exercise for Writers
• Can You Really Call Yourself ‘A Writer’?
• How People-Watching Makes You a Better Writer
• Hitting the Wall: Five Ways to Get Inspired
• Become a Better Writer by Practicing Gratitude
• Why Novelists Can Embrace Unexpected Life Change
• 5 Ways to Use Flickr Photos for Writing Inspiration
• Writers Write–Creativity Is a State of Mind
• Take a Chance with Your Writing
• The Dilemma of The Mother Writer
• 4 Places to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing
• Offbeat Lessons From Three Late-Blooming Writers
• 23 (More) Websites that Make Your Writing Stronger
• What Should I Write About? Focusing Your Ideas
• What Should I Write About? Finding Inspiration
• Looking and Listening: Spy Skills for Writers
• Writers, Inspiration, and The Ideas We Collect
• What Really Makes a Writer a Writer?
• What Are Your All-Time Favourite Poems?
• How Quitting Can Help You Finish Your Writing
• How to Motivate Yourself to Write When You’re Tired
• 21 Writing Prompts for Setting a Scene in Your Novel
• “Write What You Know.” So, What Do You Know?
• No Time to Write? 5 Ways to Keep Your Muse Alive
• How to Steal a Plot for Your Book (and get away with it)
• Improve Your Writing by Reading Rubbish
• 50 Prompts for Writing What You Already Know

Interviews

• An Interview and Reading with Marion Agnew, Author of “Reverberations”
• Susan Shankin: Crafting the Nonfiction Book Cover
• Women’s Fiction—A Publishing Perspective
• Cynthia Morris: Why Books Can Take So Long
• There Are Two Kinds of People…
• Interview with Medieval Noir Author Jeri Westerson
• Writing Residency Programs: Is this what your writing needs now?
• An Interview with Mystery Author Anne R. Allen
• 7 Keys to Scoring Bestselling-Author Interviews
• Interview with Historical Fiction Author Elisabeth Storrs
• Interview With Thriller Author Diane Capri
• Is A “Niche” Or “Non-Niche” Blog Right For You?
• April Eberhardt: Literary Agent for Change
• Q&A with Bloggers Erika Liodice & Ashley Prince
• Debut Author JM Tohline and “The Great Lenore”
• Interview with “The Preacher’s Bride” Author, Jody Hedlund
• Interview with “The One That I Want” Author, Allison Winn Scotch
• Interview with “The Threadbare Heart” Author, Jennie Nash
• Interview with “The Great Lenore” Author, JM Tohline
• Interview with “The Secret Year” Author, Jennifer R. Hubbard
• Interview with “The Opposite of Me” Author, Sarah Pekkanen

Language

• Can a Foreign Language Enhance Your Writing?
• In the Beginning: How to Draw in Your Reader
• Working Past Wordiness For Fresher Writing
• How to Use (not abuse) Jargon, Slang and Idioms
• How To Balance Dialogue and Description
• Use Your Fiction Skills To Write A Personal Essay
• Think Backward to Write Meaningful Metaphors
• How to Entertain Readers with Your Words
• How Cliched Is Your Writing? Take the Test
• Are These Filter Words Weakening Your Fiction?
• 5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Vocabulary
• Serial Comma Drama: Which Side Are You On?
• Cut Your Words: 5 Articles on Concise Writing
• Writers Face Off on 13 Hot Topics
• Do You Mispronounce These Common Words?
• The 3 Things Writers Will Never Agree On
• Are You a Word Nerd or a Grammar Rebel?
• 6 Words That Don’t Mean What You Think They Mean
• How to Write with Rhythm that Sings
• Common Sense Punctuation (for the Forgetful)
• 5 Ways to Unleash Your Writer’s Voice Today
• Writers Beware: How To Banish The Fluff-Bunny
• How Are YOU Butchering The English Language?
• 5 Steps to Writing Simply

Non-Fiction

• The Write Way to a Stronger Marriage: 4 Ways Co-Authoring a Book Strengthened Our Relationship
• A NYT Bestselling Author’s Proven Nonfiction-Writing System + 20-Page Bonus Critique
• Dear Boys (Letters to My Children)
• An Interview and Reading with Marion Agnew, Author of “Reverberations”
• 8 Motivational and Practical Tips for Memoir Writing
• Your Best Editor Could Be Free
• Your Novel Blueprint: A Review of an NYT Bestselling Author’s Novel-Writing Course
• 3 Tips for Meeting Your Writing Deadlines
• 5 Reasons to Attend a Writers’ Conference
• Literary Journal Seeks “Features Editor” & “Fiction Director”
• Your Free Trial of The Author Accelerator Book-Coaching Program
• I Got Published in “The Writer” Magazine
• Telling the Truth in Memoir: More Than Just Facts
• Susan Shankin: Crafting the Nonfiction Book Cover
• Crowdfunding for Authors: Is it right and is it right for you?
• Google Reader Dead! Stay Connected in 2013
• Excerpt Critique Call for Submissions, Nov. ’12
• Next Steps: How to ‘Do More’ with Your Writing
• Why You Need to Trip Out Your Readers
• Don’t Quit! Help for Burnt Out Bloggers
• Get Thee To An Editor! 7 Reasons You Need One
• Working Past Wordiness For Fresher Writing
• What’s In A Name? Writing the Right Title
• Is A “Niche” Or “Non-Niche” Blog Right For You?
• Not Just Another Writer’s Writing Blog
• Use Your Fiction Skills To Write A Personal Essay
• 6 Dos and Don’ts for Busy Parents Who Blog
• 5 Places to Find New Article-Writing Ideas
• How People-Watching Makes You a Better Writer
• How to Write Your Bio for a Byline or Query
• Write It Sideways Regular Contributor Search
• Which Comes First: Conflict or Characterization?
• How to Make Yourself and Your Writing Stand Out
• 3 Ways to Sell Yourself as an Online Writer
• Where to Find Free eBooks for Your Amazon Kindle
• 7 Ways to Help Others with Your Writing
• 6 Easy Ways to Get Your Guest Post Rejected
• How to Nix the Fear and Pitch that Post
• Q&A with Tracy Marchini on Her Book, ‘Pub Speak’
• 5 Ways to Make the Most of A Small Blog Audience
• How and When to Use White Space In Writing
• Demand Studios: Scam or Legitimate Freelancing?
• New Blogging Bootcamp: Create Courses That Sell
• 5 Reasons Fiction Writers Should Blog
• Want to Fast Track Your Blog Growth Like I Did?
• ‘Help A Reporter Out’: A Valuable Research Tool for Writers
• 23 Websites that Make Your Writing Stronger
• Writers Face Off on 13 Hot Topics
• The 3 Things Writers Will Never Agree On
• 9 Ways to Beat Holiday Blogging Burnout
• 11 Reasons Your Blog Post Flopped (and how to fix it)

Productivity

• The Pros and Cons of Joining Critique Groups for Writers
• How Self-Limiting Beliefs Are Stopping You From Writing Your Novel…and What To Do About Them
• Only Got 15 Minutes to Write? Here’s How to Make the Most of Your Time
• Stop Procrastinating, and Start “Wasting Time” Instead. Here’s Why.
• 3 Things Life as an Olympic Sailor Taught Me about Writing
• 8 Motivational and Practical Tips for Memoir Writing
• Writing Through Uncertainty
• Surprising Tricks to Level Up Your Productivity
• My Novel-Writing Journey, Part 2: The First Draft
• 3 Things Small-Space Living Taught Me about Writing
• Treadmill Desks and Productivity for Writers
• 3 Tips for Meeting Your Writing Deadlines
• 7 Ways I’m Making the Most of a Writing Grant
• Ultimate Last-Minute Christmas Gift for Writers
• “Story Is a State of Mind”: The Best Online Creative Writing Course + A Free Writing Critique
• The Most Obvious Writing Tool You’re Not Using
• 5 Reasons to Attend a Writers’ Conference
• The Duolingo Guide to Writing Productivity
• I Dumped My S.M.A.R.T. Writing Goals, and This Is What Happened
• Your Free Trial of The Author Accelerator Book-Coaching Program
• Sorry! Why I Didn’t Answer Your Email
• Stop Asking Yourself If You Have Writing Talent
• Make NaNoWriMo the Gift that Keeps on Giving
• When Fear Is a Good Thing for Your Writing
• How to Create a Three-Phase Writing Ritual
• 3 Ways to Simplify Your Writing Life
• Do Writers Need to Write by Hand?
• Planning Your Own Writing Retreat
• ‘Story Is a State of Mind’ Review + Free Critique of 2500 words of your writing
• You Are Here: The Road Map of Writing
• Should Writers Pay to Use Duotrope?
• Writing Residency Programs: Is this what your writing needs now?
• Want Agents to Read Your Novel? Do This First
• Set Reachable Goals by Establishing Boundaries
• Write It Sideways’ Top 10 Articles of 2012
• Learning to See the Good in Bad Writing
• 5 Ways Writers Can Cure Where-do-I-begin-itis
• The Pros and Cons of Entering Writing Contests
• 3 Steps to Creating Your Own Writing Luck
• How to Meet Your Writing Deadlines (Every Time)
• Writing Lapses: 5 Tips to Get You Back on Track
• Should Writers Rethink Butt-In-Chair Mentality?
• Don’t Quit! Help for Burnt Out Bloggers
• 10 Things to Do with Your “Write Hand”
• Developing Your Writing Presence on the Web
• Get Thee To An Editor! 7 Reasons You Need One
• Give Your Writing A Case of Spring Fever
• Writing, Motherhood, and Self-Expectations
• Fine Wine Writer or Imported Beer Scribbler?
• Distracted? It Could Help Your Writing
• 3 Steps to Overcoming ‘Almost Done’ Syndrome
• 4 Writing Routines You Can Live With
• How to Keep Up Your Writing When You’re Sick
• How Writing Groups Can Work for You
• 6 Dos and Don’ts for Busy Parents Who Blog
• Why Setting Writing Goals for 2012 Isn’t Enough
• 3 Ways to Get Out of a Writing Slump
• 3 Ways to Work Through a Difficult First Draft
• Dreamers Vs. Goalers: Writers Need to Be Both
• 5 Reasons To Sign Up For A Writers’ Conference
• 5 Online Distraction-Busters for Writers
• Hearing Voices? Maybe You’re a Writer
• 5 Ways to Avoid One-Month Novel Insanity
• 6 Ways to Reconnect with Your Work-In-Progress
• 5 Ways to Keep Your Writing Engine Running
• Does Studying Rejection Letters Hinder Writers?
• 2 Words That Can Change Your Writing Career
• Become a Better Writer by Practicing Gratitude
• What Do You Do When You Can’t Write?
• 7 Ways to Help Others with Your Writing
• Writers Write–Creativity Is a State of Mind
• What to Do When Your Writing Takes a Back Seat
• 4 Places to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing
• Lemony Snicket’s (Very Random) Guide for Writers
• Protect Yourself from Writing’s Physical Hazards
• Getting Your Life & Writing Priorities in Order
• Short on Mental Space? 6 Tips for Busy Writers
• Learning to Say “No” to New Writing Commitments
• The Biggest Challenges of Writing and Motherhood
• Master This Skill Before Setting New Writing Goals
• 2010 Writing Goals: Your Race to the Finish Line
• Better Writing Habits: A 31-Day Makeover Challenge
• 6 Articles for a Stronger, Faster, Better First Draft
• How to Get Past the NaNoWriMo Danger Point and Finish Your Novel
• 3 Novel-Writing Alternatives to NaNoWriMo
• Writers: How Do You Cope with Give Up Moments?
• The Best Way to Measure Your Growth as a Writer
• The Bride’s Guide to Manuscript Monogamy
• 7 Cheap and Healthy Meal Ideas for Starving Writers
• 6 Tips to Ease You Back into Your Writing Routine
• 23 (More) Websites that Make Your Writing Stronger
• Looking and Listening: Spy Skills for Writers
• The Pros and Cons of Long and Short First Drafts
• 50 Procrastination Techniques for Aspiring Writers
• A 6 Month Weigh-In of Your Annual Writing Goals
• 6 Organization Tips for Disorganized Writers
• Writers: Are You Too Hard On Yourself?
• Short Writing Bursts: The Freedom to Write Less
• Are You Getting These 5 Daily Writing Vitamins?
• How Quitting Can Help You Finish Your Writing
• The Baby-Steps Method to Writing a Novel
• How to Motivate Yourself to Write When You’re Tired
• 3 Warning Signs Writing is Driving You Batty
• How to Flip Your Self-Doubts as a Writer
• 37 Questions New Writers Should Ask Themselves
• 23 Websites that Make Your Writing Stronger
• Writers Face Off on 13 Hot Topics
• The Top 5 Frustrations of the Writing Life
• How To Write A Novel In the Middle Of The Night
• The #1 Reason You’ll Never Finish Writing Your Novel
• The Most Important Thing You’ll Write This Year
• 9 Ways to Beat Holiday Blogging Burnout
• No Time to Write? 5 Ways to Keep Your Muse Alive
• The Pride and Prejudice Guide to the Writer’s Life
• How I Wrote a Novel in 19 Days (and Lived to Tell the Tale)
• 7 Lies You Tell Yourself About Writing
• Improve Your Writing by Reading Rubbish
• What an Exercise Ball Can Teach You About Novel Writing
• 15 Common Writing Fears You Need To Face
• How Accountability Can Make You A Better Writer
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