Tools to Tend the Garden on Your Page
In a post on Killzone, PJ Parrish says writing is a lot like gardening. "If you turn your back for just one day, both...
Word Count Goals are Great, but Have You Tried Being Happy?
It seems to be common for writers to wallow in the misery of writing. Sure, you say you like it, but you might be...
Embrace Your Peculiarities
During an interview with Lit Hub's WMFA podcast, Garth Greenwell says that writers' eccentricities should be their greatest asset. "In the education of writers, more...
Don’t Fear the Poet!
It's no secret that we are big proponents of reading outside your genre, including non-fiction, as well as reading outside your preferred form. Your...
There’s No Shame in Your Game
In another in the Writer's Digest series on Mistakes Writers Make, editor-in-chief Amy Jones discusses something we didn't know was a thing: Writers shaming...
Strength Training for Your Imagination
In a post on the BookBaby blog, Lee Purcell says writers can beef up their imaginative powers with a few simple actions. "Creative play and...
Some Days, You Don’t Need a Goal
Word counts, daily hours, publication, awards. Writers fret about a lot of things, most of them out of our control, many of which rob...
How Do You Go From Spark to Finished Project?
In this week's episode, the Writing Excuses podcast hosts address the challenge of turning the spark of an idea into a finished creative project....
You Only Live Once: Write What You Want
This editor likes writing in a variety of genres and forms - short stories, novels, poetry, plays, comic scripts, etc. - and we encourage...
Take a Break From Writing to Get Back in Touch
The modern writing community - mostly online - uses word count and pages written as the all but exclusive measure of productivity. But there's...
