Tag: writing
23 Quotes to Fuel Your Writing All Summer Long
Posted by Jessica Strawser | Jun 5, 2023
How I survived an A.I. writer purge
Posted by Our Special Guest | Apr 4, 2023
READING: A Writer’s Best and Most Constant Muse
Posted by Paula Munier | Nov 30, 2022
Six Ways to Scare Your Readers
by Our Special Guest | Oct 26, 2022 | Craft
Why do we ride rollercoasters? Because we like that thrill, we like being scared, but we don’t really want to die. So, how can you scare your readers? Here are six ways to do that.
Read More25 Ways to (Pumpkin) Spice Up Your Writing
by Jessica Strawser | Oct 3, 2022 | Craft
No matter where or when your story takes place, take your pick of these ideas & prompts for using the best of fall to inspire your pages.
Read MoreOn Writing (Or Not) on Vacation
by Jessica Strawser | Jun 20, 2022 | Craft, Life
I was recently a guest on the Writer’s Digest podcast—for a special episode about what makes a...
Read MoreThe Career Authors 11: Adriana Trigiani
by Jessica Strawser | Apr 13, 2022 | Career Authors 11
On the eve of her new release, The Good Left Undone, bestselling novelist & screenwriter Adriana Trigiani shares her best advice for writers.
Read MoreBehind the Pages: The Next Thing You Know
by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Mar 21, 2022 | Special Interview
Jessica Strawser shares the inside story behind her much-anticipated new novel, The Next Thing You Know, out this week.
Read MoreWise Words About Endings (and New Beginnings, Too)
by Jessica Strawser | Dec 29, 2021 | Craft, Life, Quotes
The coming of a new year is a time to look ahead, to plan, to dream—but also to stop and reflect...
Read More10 Reasons to Be Grateful You’re a Writer
by Jessica Strawser | Nov 24, 2021 | Life
Sacred spaces, friendly people, easy dress code. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, let’s honor how amazing it is to have a way with words.
Read MoreHOW TO BE A FAILED NOVELIST: A Caveat
by Our Special Guest | Jul 28, 2021 | Craft
You, too, can ensure your failure as a novelist. The always funny and insightful Greg Levin shows you how.
Read MoreOBEDIENCE TRAINING FOR WRITERS: What living with dogs teaches us about writing
by Paula Munier | May 19, 2021 | Craft
Living with dogs in the real world and writing about them in her fictional world has taught Paula Munier that that many of the things she learned the hard way about dogs applied to writing as well. Here are the lessons writers can learn from their dogs.
Read MoreCONFESSIONS OF A BEACH WRITER: One Writer’s Story
by Our Special Guest | Apr 14, 2021 | Craft, Life
Writing on a beach sounds like a good plan, but plans go awry. Novelist C. Michele Dorsey on her search for the best place to write, one beach at a time.
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