Your Story Might Be in the Cards
In another in her series of using the Tarot for storytelling, Ashley Christiano walks through one process for using a simple card spread to...
The D&D Approach to Writing
Like life, success in Dungeons and Dragons often comes down to chance. The dice giveth and the dice taketh away. In an article for...
The Invisible Question
In a new blog post, DeAnna Knippling offers advice for picking the story you want to write, which she calls the invisible question. "The...
Advice from the Pros: You are the Original You
In a post on the BookBaby blog, Janna Lopez shares some insights from best-selling writers who spoke at the Santa Fe Literary Festival.
“Never forget...
The Genius of Fast Writing
In a new post, Kristen Lamb says fast drafting can help you outrun Spock Brain. "Fast drafting is when we sit down and write...
Write for Yourself, Revise for Your Readers
In a guest post on Chuck Wendig's blog, Anne Heltzel shares lessons she learned while writing Just Like Mother.
It’s the journey, not the...
The Power of What If…?
In a post on the BookBaby blog, Lee Purcell talks about generating ideas. "Most writers don’t have any idea where their ideas come from,"...
Sometimes You Need to Tell Yourself to Shut Up
In an article for Writer's Digest, Julia Crouch offers advice for shutting up your inner critic. "At some point in their career, all writers question...
Your Mental Health is Important
In a post on the Stage 32 blog, Mary Helen Norris offers some advice for taking care of your writerly mental health. "The fact...
Be Your Own Best Cheerleader
In a post on DIY MFA, Brittany Capozzi says we can learn a lot from writing letters to ourselves that encourage our writing practice.
"When...
