Lowered Expectations: Dealing with Writer’s Block
In a post on the Stage 32 blog, Evelyne Gauhàthier offers advice for overcoming writer's block. "If it makes you feel any better, many writers,...
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...
10 Exercises to Help You Finish Your Story
In a post on the Script Lab blog, David Young offers ten suggestions for getting unstuck. Our favorites:
Write a scene using only dialogue
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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...
A Watched Story Never Boils
In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, Jyotsna Sreenivasan says that sometimes we need to set a story aside to allow it to...
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...
Just Write
A lot of beginning writers struggle with basic writing concepts, including...beginning. Should we write a premise first? Flesh out our characters? Describe all our...
