To Write Like Agatha Christie, Work Like Agatha Christie
The type of novel Agatha Christie wrote -Â classic whodunnits with genteel detectives, multiple killings but little on-screen violence, and a denouement that sets...
Susan Orlean: The First Reader You Have to Win is Yourself
During an interview with Lit Hub Radio's Threshold podcast, Susan Orlean talks about the risk of telling stories that don't have an obvious built-in...
Pain Means It’s Time to Go Deeper
In a new "Writing Wednesdays" post, Steven Pressfield shares an inspirational quote from Olympic gold medalist swimmer John Naber. When asked the difference between...
Bringing the Dead (Projects) Back to Life
On Monday, we shared an article about the sunk cost fallacy, and knowing when it's time to put two tears in a bucket and...
Not Hitting Your KPIs? Schedule a Staff Meeting With Yourself
With 2 months left in the year, it's a good time to check in on your writing goals. If you didn't quite make the...
Pants or No Pants, Your Butt Needs To Be in the...
There's only one unalterable rule of writing: eventually, you have to write. Not think about, talk about, take a class about it, but actually...
Get SMART With Your Writing Goals
For many of us, creative writing is an escape from the drudgery of the corporate world. We bask in whatever time we can spend...
Don’t Stop Dreaming Big
Sometimes, you have to do the thing, even if you aren't ready to do it. Even if you don't have the skill. Even if...
Homework: Study Your Writing Strengths and Weaknesses
Very few writers excel at every aspect of our craft. If we did, we wouldn't revere writers like Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood, or John...
Are You a Mad Genius or a Kind One?
Writers can be insular, competitive, and resentful of our peers, but we can also be the most generous and supportive community. In a post...
