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Writing in the Time of Coronavirus: Practical Tips

April 2, 2020

Writing in the Time of Coronavirus: Practical Tips

April 2, 2020

As a native Floridian, I know about disruption. It happens repeatedly every year between June and November. But hurricanes and their inconvenient aftermaths are temporary; even though they’re annoying, you…

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Falsely Accused

March 28, 2020

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Falsely Accused

March 28, 2020

Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…

5 Reasons to Consider Translating Your Work

March 25, 2020

5 Reasons to Consider Translating Your Work

March 25, 2020

Happy to welcome Savannah Cardova from Reedsy who has some good information to share on book translations. As many of you know, we have a foreign rights agent and have…

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Bad Weather

March 21, 2020

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Bad Weather

March 21, 2020

Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…

Why All Writers Need A Structural Toolbox

March 17, 2020

Why All Writers Need A Structural Toolbox

March 17, 2020

What Is A Structural Toolbox? Put simply, a structural toolbox is the foundation work all writers need to put in to ensure they … understand how structure works can apply…

Authors, Ready to Give Your Career a BIG Boost?

March 14, 2020

Authors, Ready to Give Your Career a BIG Boost?

March 14, 2020

The writing community is amazing. It truly is. So many within our industry freely give their time, energy and expertise because they want all of us to succeed. When John…

Need a Creative Kick in the Pants?

March 12, 2020

Need a Creative Kick in the Pants?

March 12, 2020

FACT: every once in a while, the ol’ brain noodle goes limp. You stare at the screen…stare at the screen…stare at the screen. And then you remember…oh hey, there’s a…

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Unprepared

March 7, 2020

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Unprepared

March 7, 2020

Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…

Organize Your Research with Notes at One Stop for Writers

March 5, 2020

Organize Your Research with Notes at One Stop for Writers

March 5, 2020

The last time Rodney Buxton was here, he shared some helpful information about how authors can export their One Stop for Writer’s Export material directly to Scrivener. Many of you…