How to Switch from Brainstorming to Detailed Revisions
Much is made of the difference between plotters and pantsers - the writers who create from an outline and those who jump in and...
Nobel Laureate Wisława Szymborska on Why It’s Never Too Late to...
For many years, Polish poet and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature Wisława Szymborska dispensed anonymous writing advice in a regular column...
Top 10 Writing Lessons from Joan Didion
You could fill a book - or several - on what writers could learn from the brilliant Joan Didion. Sara Davidson picks her top...
Good Writing Takes Time
More than one writer has fallen victim to Second Book Syndrome" - the problem of writing a book that lives up to the expectations...
You’re Not the Worst and Who Cares If You Are?
In an excerpt from her book Maybe This Will Help: How to Feel Better When Things Stay the Same, Michelle Rial reminds us that...
Gwenda Bond: Don’t Hesitate to Write Your Passions
In a guest post on Chuck Wendig's blog, Gwenda Bond shares a few things she learned while writing her latest book Not Your Average Hot...
Tips on Recovering from a Writing Break
Lately we've shared advice on determining when it's time to take a break from your writing and what you can do with that time...
Here’s Your Permission to Take a Break
Productivity goals. Word count challenges. NaNoWriMo. Five books a year. Write one, submit one. As a writer, you'll be forgiven if you feel like...
“The Writer You Are is Enough.”
In an interview with Lit Hub, Ruth Ozeki (A Book of Form and Emptiness) shares some of the best advice she's received about the...
Truman Capote: Voice is a Process of Self-Discovery
Truman Capote embodied the concept of "extra" before it was a thing. While we might have found his company a bit much, there's no...
