October

Career Authors Exclusive: Interview with Paula Munier

October 23, 2019 | Mystery, Special Interview |
Quote: A good teacher is like a candle…

October 22, 2019 | Craft |
The Villain Checklist – How to Create a “Great & Terrible” Villain

October 21, 2019 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: Longing for the Lost

October 18, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
What (This) Writing Community Can Do for You

October 16, 2019 | Craft, Life |
Quote: Possibility Is a Place

October 15, 2019 | Life |
The Career Authors 11: Jessica Strawser

October 14, 2019 | Career Authors 11 |
Writing Prompt: What Mom Wants

October 11, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
Get Real: 4 Tips for Writing Bestselling Women’s Fiction

October 9, 2019 | Craft, Womens Fiction |
Quote: Words on Trial

October 8, 2019 | Craft |
The Da Vinci Code for Fiction Writers

October 7, 2019 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: Write a Sex Scene

October 4, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
WRITING GHOST STORIES: A HALLOWEEN TREAT

October 2, 2019 | Craft |
Quote: What’s an Original?

October 1, 2019 | Craft |

September

10 FINANCIAL RULES FOR WRITERS

September 30, 2019 | Publishing |
Writing Prompt: Save the Cat?

September 27, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
The Career Authors 11: Carol Goodman

September 25, 2019 | Career Authors 11 |
Quote: The Magic Feather

September 24, 2019 | Life |
How Long Should A Chapter Be?

September 23, 2019 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: Lucky or Good

September 20, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
Pitfalls & Solutions for Writing a Science Thriller

September 18, 2019 | Craft, Genre, SciFi/Fantasy, Thriller |
Quote: Pessimist vs Optimist

September 17, 2019 | Life |
The Hero Checklist — How to Create a Truly Epic Hero

September 16, 2019 | Craft |
Writing prompt: First job

September 13, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
How to Find Your Author Voice

September 11, 2019 | Craft |
Quote: Capturing What is True

September 10, 2019 | Life |
Put on a Publisher’s Hat

September 9, 2019 | Publishing |
BACK TO SCHOOL

September 6, 2019 | Craft |
BACK TO SCHOOL FOR WRITERS

September 4, 2019 | Craft, Publishing |
A Dog’s Life

September 3, 2019 | Craft |
WRITERS AT WORK: A Celebration of Productivity

September 2, 2019 | Craft |

August

Writing Prompt: Making a Soundtrack

August 30, 2019 | Craft |
The Career Authors 11: Lisa Unger

August 28, 2019 | Craft |
Quotes We Love: Do Not Hoard

August 27, 2019 | Craft, Life |
Picture This! Making Your Book Visual

August 26, 2019 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: Escape

August 23, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
4 Tips for Writing Historical Fiction

August 21, 2019 | Craft, Historical Fiction |
Quote: Persistence

August 20, 2019 | Life |
Tips for using “Tags” and “Beats” to improve your dialogue.

August 19, 2019 | Craft |
What’s missing?

August 16, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
The Career Authors 11

August 14, 2019 | Craft |
Quote: Rejection Response

August 13, 2019 | Publishing |
How to Write Amazing Flashbacks

August 12, 2019 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: What Doesn’t Your Character Want to Do Anymore?

August 9, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
WHAT IS YOUR CREATIVE WRITER TYPE?

August 7, 2019 | Craft |
Quote: Reading

August 6, 2019 | Craft |
THINK LIKE AN AGENT

August 5, 2019 | Craft, Marketing |
Writing Prompt: What if it’s too darn hot?

August 2, 2019 | Craft |

July

Advice for Writers from Ansel Adams

July 31, 2019 | Craft |
Quote: Comparison is…

July 30, 2019 | Craft, Life |
Hank’s Handy-Dandy Manuscript Checklist

July 29, 2019 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: A pet begets a thousand words

July 26, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
Revision for Pantsers

July 24, 2019 | Craft, Thriller |
Quote: The battle line between good and evil…

July 23, 2019 | Life |
Subtext: What Lies Beneath (Part 2 of 2)

July 22, 2019 | Craft |
Writing prompt: Age difference

July 19, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
Almost 10 Tips to Make Your Reader Laugh

July 17, 2019 | Craft |
Quote: Never stop when stuck

July 16, 2019 | Craft, Life |
Perfect your Prose: 9 Essential Rules on Question and Quotation Marks

July 15, 2019 | Craft |
BFF

July 12, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
Writing Good First Lines: Think Theme

July 10, 2019 | Craft |
Quote: Bangs and Whimpers

July 9, 2019 | Craft |
SPEED PITCHING 101

July 8, 2019 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: Packing It In

July 5, 2019 | Craft, Writing Prompts |
Techniques of the Plot Twist

July 3, 2019 | Craft |
Quote: Almost a Definition

July 2, 2019 | Craft |
How to Format Your Fiction Manuscript

July 1, 2019 | Craft |

June

Writing Prompt: Caught on Film…

June 28, 2019 | Craft, Writing Prompts |
From Astrophysicist to Author: Tips for Making the Transition to Career Author.

June 26, 2019 | Life, Thriller |
Quote: Our Duty in Misfortune…

June 25, 2019 | Craft, Life |
Subtext – What Lies Beneath (Part 1 of 2)

June 24, 2019 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: Look closer

June 21, 2019 | Craft, Writing Prompts |
8 Steps to Starting Your Book

June 19, 2019 | Craft |
Quote: The first sentence

June 18, 2019 | Craft, Life |
Punctuate to Impress with the Versatile Em dash!

June 17, 2019 | Craft |
WRITING PROMPT: SCENERY

June 14, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
The Ten Commandments for Writers: Writing Rules to Live By

June 12, 2019 | Life |
Quote: As a Matter of Writing Philosophy

June 11, 2019 | Craft |
Stalking the Big Idea

June 10, 2019 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: I Can’t Eat That

June 7, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
How To Make Every Word Count

June 5, 2019 | Craft, Genre |
Quote: Worse Crimes

June 4, 2019 | Life |
How to Write A (Great!) Sex Scene

June 3, 2019 | Craft, Genre |

May

Writing Prompt: The Past

May 31, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
What You Need to Know Before You Leap into Military Fiction

May 29, 2019 | Military Fiction |
Quote: Every Secret of a Writer’s Soul

May 28, 2019 | Craft |
Career Authors Welcomes Brian Andrews!

May 27, 2019 | Craft, Genre, Life, SciFi/Fantasy, Thriller |
Writing Prompt: In Disguise

May 24, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
The 6 Rules of Domestic Suspense

May 22, 2019 | Thriller |
Quote: Too Difficult for Grown-Ups

May 21, 2019 | Genre |
Avoid Skimming and Tighten Your Plot

May 20, 2019 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: Photos

May 17, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
Writing Lessons from the Poet’s Life

May 15, 2019 | Craft, Life |
Quote: An Amateur Who Didn’t Quit

May 14, 2019 | Life |
Cliffhangers

May 13, 2019 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: Castaway

May 10, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
Self-Editing Fiction: 5 Essentials To Perfect Your Novel

May 8, 2019 | Craft |
Quote: I Buy Books

May 7, 2019 | Publishing |
5 Essential Book Pitches

May 6, 2019 | Publishing |
Writing Prompt: Knock

May 3, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
Punctuate to Impress: 17 Rules to Avoid Comma Confusion

May 1, 2019 | Craft |

April

Always Be a Poet

April 30, 2019 | Craft |
Writing Book #2: A Post-Mortem

April 29, 2019 | Craft, Life, Mystery |
Writing Prompt: Time

April 26, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
5 Ways a Writers Workspace Can Boost Your Productivity

April 24, 2019 | Life |
A Thousand Lives

April 23, 2019 | Life |
Writing Real News vs. Mystery Fiction: When a Reporter Gets to Make Stuff Up

April 22, 2019 | Mystery |
Writing Prompt: Recurring Dreams

April 19, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
How to Find the Time to Write

April 17, 2019 | Life |
Create For Joy

April 16, 2019 | Life |
What Comes AFTER Act Three?

April 15, 2019 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: They Lied

April 12, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
Before Pressing “Send”: 7 Steps to Ready Your Novel for Your Agent

April 10, 2019 | Publishing |
Your View of the World

April 9, 2019 | Life |
MAGIC SKIN: Superhero Tricks for Writers

April 8, 2019 | Life |
Writing Prompt: So Right

April 5, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
Finding Wonder in a Writers Group

April 3, 2019 | Life |
Read As Much As You Can

April 2, 2019 | Craft |
Should You Read at Your Book Event?

April 1, 2019 | Marketing |

March

Writing Prompt: Silence

March 29, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
How to Revise Your Novel: A Checklist

March 27, 2019 | Craft |
Swimming Underwater

March 26, 2019 | Life |
How an Anthology Editor Weeds Submissions

March 25, 2019 | Publishing |
Writing Prompt: Snow

March 22, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
What to Do After Finishing Your First Draft

March 21, 2019 | Craft |
Happiness for Writers

March 19, 2019 | Life |
Principles of Dadaism Found in Literature

March 18, 2019 | Genre |
Writing Prompt: Forgive

March 15, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
7 Tips for Social Media Savvy

March 13, 2019 | Marketing |
You Have Always Written Before

March 12, 2019 | Life |
What type of editor do you need?

March 11, 2019 | Publishing |
Writing Prompt: Intuition

March 8, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
First Things First: Does Your Manuscript Defy Physics?

March 6, 2019 | Craft |
Writers Aren’t People

March 5, 2019 | Craft |
Overcome Distractions and Write

March 4, 2019 | Life |
Writing Prompt: Care Less

March 3, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
Writing a Novel Right on Time

March 1, 2019 | Craft |

February

7 Secrets to a Killer Psychological Suspense

February 27, 2019 | Thriller |
Driving in the Fog

February 26, 2019 | Craft |
What Song Reflects Your Writing Style?

February 25, 2019 | Life |
Writing Prompt: Eye of the Beholder

February 24, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
How to Write a Book-to-Screen Proposal

February 22, 2019 | Publishing |
Should You Go To Book Conventions?

February 20, 2019 | Marketing |
One True Sentence

February 19, 2019 | Craft |
From Ad Gal to Author: Writing Secrets from a Copywriter Turned Novelist

February 18, 2019 | Craft, Marketing |
Writing Prompt: Nightmare

February 17, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
Writing to the Market

February 15, 2019 | Publishing |
THE BIGGEST LIE IN PUBLISHING: “Bigger Books, Fewer Books”

February 13, 2019 | Publishing |
Cafe Is Bliss

February 12, 2019 | Life |
Is Your Fiction a Sprint or a Marathon? — Short vs. Long Form

February 11, 2019 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: Play it, Sam

February 10, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
Choosing the Best Protagonist for Historical Fiction

February 8, 2019 | Historical Fiction |
What makes your novel commercial?

February 6, 2019 | Publishing |
Don’t Edit Your Own Soul

February 5, 2019 | Craft |
Story Tips from a Mystery Speaker

February 4, 2019 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: 1000 Stories

February 3, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
Be Good Art

February 1, 2019 | Life |

January

THE ART OF THE SENTENCE: What Editors Mean When They Talk About Sentence Quality

January 30, 2019 | Craft |
Half My Life

January 29, 2019 | Life |
How to Avoid The 7 Biggest Storytelling Mistakes

January 28, 2019 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: Feel the Rain

January 27, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
Keeping It Clean: How to Avoid Swearing When Your Genre Restricts It

January 25, 2019 | Young Adult |
Instagram 101 for Authors

January 23, 2019 | Marketing |
The Words Nothing

January 22, 2019 | Craft |
How to Write a Fiction Synopsis: A New Way

January 21, 2019 | Publishing |
Writing Prompt: Dirty Laundry

January 20, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
Choose the Best Time Setting for your Novel

January 18, 2019 | Craft |
Research (or, Does Writing Make Me a Terrible Person?)

January 16, 2019 | Life |
Stay Drunk on Writing

January 15, 2019 | Life |
Sell Your Book in 2019: A 10-Step Strategy

January 14, 2019 | Marketing |
Writing Prompt: Kicking Death

January 13, 2019 | Writing Prompts |
Are You Making One of These Risky Moves for Writers?

January 11, 2019 | Craft, Publishing |
This Is What Happens When You Stop Lying to Readers

January 9, 2019 | Marketing |
Free Falling

January 8, 2019 | Life |
Writing Prompt: Soliloquy

January 6, 2019 | Writing Prompts |

December

Hank’s Practical Resolutions for Writers

December 31, 2018 | Life |
Writing Prompt: Aha!

December 30, 2018 | Writing Prompts |
The Night Santa Came

December 24, 2018 | Life |
What You Can Learn about Writing Cozy Mysteries from Hallmark Christmas Movies

December 21, 2018 | Mystery |
Dazzle Publishers with your Book Proposal

December 19, 2018 | Publishing |
No Tears

December 18, 2018 | Craft |
Describe Your Book in 5 Things

December 17, 2018 | Marketing |
Writing Prompt: Shadow

December 16, 2018 | Writing Prompts |
Bookstore Appearances: What If You Threw a Party and Nobody Came?

December 14, 2018 | Marketing |
Should You Use a Pen Name?

December 12, 2018 | Publishing |
Discovering What You Believe

December 11, 2018 | Life |
Let Your Voice Be Heard

December 10, 2018 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: Stranger in a Strange Land

December 9, 2018 | Writing Prompts |
How to Get Included in a Short Story Anthology

December 7, 2018 | Publishing |
Good Stories Matter: An Agent’s Plea

December 5, 2018 | Life |
Why It Is

December 4, 2018 | Life |
What Should be in Act Three?

December 3, 2018 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: Sacred Places

December 2, 2018 | Writing Prompts |

November

Writing War Fiction

November 30, 2018 | Craft, Genre |
Comparable Titles 101: Why You Need Good Comps and How to Find Them

November 28, 2018 | Publishing |
Writing Is Easy

November 27, 2018 | Craft |
Editors on Omniscient POV: Whose Story is This?

November 26, 2018 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: Eraser

November 25, 2018 | Life, Writing Prompts |
Paying it Forward with YA Fiction

November 21, 2018 | Life, Young Adult |
So Very True

November 20, 2018 | Publishing |
8 Ways to Make Your Characters Sound Distinctive

November 19, 2018 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: Runway

November 18, 2018 | Writing Prompts |
All the Social Media Channels You Don’t Need

November 16, 2018 | Marketing |
A Word After a Word

November 15, 2018 | Life |
My Best Review Ever

November 14, 2018 | Life |
The Key to Successful YA

November 13, 2018 | Young Adult |
What Should Be in a Book’s Act Two?

November 12, 2018 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: Be a Bore

November 11, 2018 | Writing Prompts |
How to Start a Novel: A Checklist

November 9, 2018 | Craft |
4 Steps to a Fabulous Finished First Draft

November 7, 2018 | Life |
6 Tips to Manage Your Book Editor

November 5, 2018 | Publishing |
Writing Prompt: Relationship

November 4, 2018 | Life, Writing Prompts |
Every Career Author Needs a Domain Name

November 3, 2018 | Marketing |

October

Writing Horror: Tips from the Demon-Haunted Trenches

October 31, 2018 | Horror |
Tricks for Treats: 7 Simple Elements for Making a Proper Horror Novel

October 31, 2018 | Horror |
10 Essential Elements to Include in Your Gothic Novel

October 30, 2018 | Horror |
A True Friend

October 30, 2018 | Life |
Top 6 Tips for NaNoWriMo

October 29, 2018 | Life |
Writing Prompt: What Do You Want?

October 28, 2018 | Writing Prompts |
How to Balance Character and Action

October 26, 2018 | Craft |
Suspense Writers: Here’s How to Keep Your Readers Up All Night

October 24, 2018 | Thriller |
What Works

October 23, 2018 | Craft |
What Should Be in Act One?

October 22, 2018 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: Tears

October 21, 2018 | Life, Writing Prompts |
Befriending My Harshest Critics

October 19, 2018 | Craft, Life |
How to Beat the Query Game: The Truth About the Slush Pile

October 17, 2018 | Publishing |
A Book’s Wisdom

October 16, 2018 | Life |
Writing Books for Us and Them: Diversity for Writers, Readers, and Publishers

October 15, 2018 | Craft, Life, Publishing |
Writing Prompt: Sellout

October 14, 2018 | Writing Prompts |
Tricks of the Trade: An Audiobook Narrator Tells All

October 12, 2018 | Craft |
Top 10 Reasons Your Book Will Sell: An Agent’s Checklist

October 10, 2018 | Marketing, Publishing |
Just Write

October 9, 2018 | Craft |
6 Dialogue Tips That Will Make Your Characters More Real

October 8, 2018 | Craft |
Writing Prompt: No Happy Ending?

October 7, 2018 | Writing Prompts |
Using YA Secrets to Unleash Adult Fiction

October 5, 2018 | Young Adult |
Think Like a Listener to Make Your Book a Better Audiobook

October 3, 2018 | Craft |
Develop a Thick Hide

October 2, 2018 | Life |
The Rules of Science Fiction & Fantasy Worldbuilding, Part 4: Data Overload

October 1, 2018 | SciFi/Fantasy |

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