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7 Ways to Find Telling in Your Writing

November 8, 2022

7 Ways to Find Telling in Your Writing

November 8, 2022

I’ve been obsessed with the concept of Show, don’t Tell for years. I could geek out about it all day long, and don’t get me started if I find a…

Find Creative Gold with Author Collaborations

November 1, 2022

Find Creative Gold with Author Collaborations

November 1, 2022

So often, writing feels lonely, doesn’t it? We’re alone in our writing cave getting words onto the page, and it’s not until we’re ready to show polished pages to a…

How to Tell If You’re Self-Publishing Your Book for the Right Reasons

October 27, 2022

How to Tell If You’re Self-Publishing Your Book for the Right Reasons

October 27, 2022

Should you self-publish your book? It’s not always an easy question to answer. Too many authors these days self-publish for the wrong reasons, and that sets them up for failure.…

Five Micro-Edits to Hook Readers On Your First Page

October 18, 2022

Five Micro-Edits to Hook Readers On Your First Page

October 18, 2022

Ah, first pages. We angst over them. We change them incessantly. We hope they’ll nab readers and agents and editors. No pressure, right? While there are many big considerations for…

The Skeleton of Your Story

October 11, 2022

The Skeleton of Your Story

October 11, 2022

Think of Milestones (aka story beats) as a human skeleton. The skull, spine, sternum (breastbone), scapula, ribs, and pelvis are vital for life. Without these large bones in place, we’d…

Meet Our Resident Writing Coaches

September 29, 2022

Meet Our Resident Writing Coaches

September 29, 2022

I’ve had the pleasure of being the Writers Helping Writers Blog Wizard for a year…and have loved working with the Resident Writing Coaches. They’re all talented, generous authors who share…

The Finishing Line: How to Celebrate A Completed Book

September 20, 2022

The Finishing Line: How to Celebrate A Completed Book

September 20, 2022

So, you’ve finished your book. Congratulations! Writers often work alone, with very little validation. We have to struggle uphill, putting up with rejection and radio silence. This is why we…

Feedback and Editing: The Right Eyes at the Right Time

September 15, 2022

Feedback and Editing: The Right Eyes at the Right Time

September 15, 2022

Unless you wrote your book exclusively for your own satisfaction, once your creative vision is on the page, it’s time to zoom in on how the book works for readers.…

Point of View: Is Deeper Always Better?

September 13, 2022

Point of View: Is Deeper Always Better?

September 13, 2022

Until relatively recently, most stories were written with an omniscient point of view (POV), which follows the story and characters from an all-knowing distance. But over the past several decades,…

Small Focus. Big Creativity.

August 16, 2022

Small Focus. Big Creativity.

August 16, 2022

For the past two months, we’ve been in a small village in the middle of France. I imagined there would be writing galore, with wine and cheese raining down, to…