Understanding the Difference Between Style, Tone, and Voice
We believe it's worthwhile for a writer to develop their own voice. There are a number of sometimes-conflicting definitions of what that entails. Generally,...
4 Steps to Reclaiming Your Writing Mojo
The last few years have been tough. Many of us have faced health or financial setbacks and all our lives have been disrupted. We've...
What Makes a Story?
In an interview with the DIY MFA podcast, Charlie Jane Anders discusses:
What makes something an “idea” versus a “story” and how to tell...
Weather Brings Us Together
This week's Write the Book prompt is to write about a significant weather event that brings people together. Consider a group of people sheltered...
Eavesdropping for Fun and Profit
Eavesdropping is (allegedly) not very nice, but for writers, this vice is a virtue. In an article for Lit Hub, Nikita Lalwani says she...
Curtains!: The Link Between Theater and Mystery
Some of our favorite mysteries are set in the theatrical world and murder is frequently a topic of playwrights. What's the connection? In an...
Hiring an Editor? Ask Good Questions!
In an article for Writer's Digest, Tiffany Yates Martin shares some more advice about hiring a developmental editor. In previous posts, she's talked about...
It’s Ok to Show Your Influences
In a guest post on Chuck Wendig's blog, Johann Thorsson shares what he learned writing his supernatural crime novel Whitesands.
Writing is all in...
Structure Sets an Expectation
In their latest podcast, the Writing Excuses hosts continue their conversation about structure and how structure makes a promise to the reader. Structure tells...
Rutu Modan: “It Can Be a Wild Story, but Everything Has to Feel Real.”
Incomparable cartoonist Jason Lutes (Berlin) recently interviewed writer/artist Rutu Modan about her new graphic novel, Tunnels. Modan shares her process for creating the work,...
