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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
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