8 Tips for Good Beta Reading
The best way to find writer friends to read and critique your work, is to be a writer friend who reads and critiques work. In...
You Have to Give to Get a Squad
In a post on the Stage 32 blog, Kay Ross offers advice on finding your creative squad. "One's creative 'squad' is so important, but...
Give Critiques to Get One
In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, editor Kris Spisak says that writers looking for a beta reader should go find other writers...
What Keeps You Accountable?
In a new post, Mary Carroll Moore discusses what accountability means for writers and how we can motivate ourselves to keep going. "Books are...
Tough Love is Also Encouragement
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Keith Cronin shares some tough love from F. Scott Fitzgerald.
“Nothing any good isn’t hard," Fitzgerald wrote in a...
When It’s Time to Leave Your Writing Group
It can be hard finding a writers group that fits your goals, personality, and skill level. There are many online and in-person groups, and...
Feedback, Accountability, or Fun? Find the Workshop That’s Right for You
Not all writing groups are created equal. In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, Lisa Cooper Ellison offers tips for identifying the weak...
Kill Your Darling Beta Readers
Our theory of writing advice is that the only good advice is the advice that works for you. Everyone has their own idea of...
It’s Tough Out There, Kid: Learn to Make Your Own Opportunities
The days when a (white, male) writer could rely on talent and perseverance to create a writing career are long gone. While a lucky...
Can’t Find a Writing Community? Start Your Own!
We share a lot of articles about finding community among other writers and creative people. Writers tend to be a solitary lot and even...
