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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
- 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
- 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
- NaNoWriMo: How To Write A Novel In 30 Days
- How to Fight Forces that Oppose Your Writing
- 5 Ways to Unleash Your Writer’s Voice Today
- 7 Reasons You’ve Failed as a Writer
- Writing Groups: Helping or Hindering Your Progress?
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