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The Coping Mechanism Thesaurus is Coming!

September 27, 2025

The Coping Mechanism Thesaurus is Coming!

September 27, 2025

Characters don’t always react to stress and threats in healthy ways–like real people, they lean on coping strategies they’ve developed to survive past trauma and avoid new pain. These dysfunctional…

Win Feedback on Your First 3 Pages & Blurb

September 18, 2025

Win Feedback on Your First 3 Pages & Blurb

September 18, 2025

Good news, wonderfulwriterly people…it’s time for our monthly Phenomenal First Pages contest, where we help transform your story’s opening from good to great! If you need a bit of help with your opening,…

How to Differentiate Stories from AI Slop

September 9, 2025

How to Differentiate Stories from AI Slop

September 9, 2025

Use Context to Deepen Our Writing From AI Slop For as long as I’ve been a writer, I’ve heard the advice, “Only write if you can’t not write.” The idea…

Show, Don’t Tell: Write Authentic Character Reactions with The Emotion Thesaurus

September 7, 2025

Show, Don’t Tell: Write Authentic Character Reactions with The Emotion Thesaurus

September 7, 2025

Showing authentic character emotion isn’t easy, which is why so many writers turn to The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression. It covers 130 emotions, providing lists of…

Win Feedback on Your First 10 Pages

August 21, 2025

Win Feedback on Your First 10 Pages

August 21, 2025

Amazing Resources for Neurodivergent Writers

August 5, 2025

Amazing Resources for Neurodivergent Writers

August 5, 2025

My last post highlighted Writing Tips for the Neurodivergent Brain, but what about writing resources and tools? What sorts of “helpers” are out there to help people with not-so-great executive…

Phenomenal First Pages Contest – Guest Editor Edition

July 17, 2025

Phenomenal First Pages Contest – Guest Editor Edition

July 17, 2025

Hey, wonderfulwriterly people! It’s time for Phenomenal First Pages, our monthly critique contest. So, if you need a bit of help with your first five pages, today’s the day to…

Behind the Scenes: A Day in the Life of a Cowriting Team

July 8, 2025

Behind the Scenes: A Day in the Life of a Cowriting Team

July 8, 2025

Learn about a day in the life of a cowriting team with Resident Writing Coach Christina Delay and her writing partner, Julie Glover. We’re often asked why and how we…

The Emotion Amplifier Playbook for Antagonists

July 1, 2025

The Emotion Amplifier Playbook for Antagonists

July 1, 2025

We all know the importance of tapping into our character’s feelings and conveying those clearly to readers. When we do this, readers connect with our characters and become invested in…

Monthly Contest: Guest Editor, Show-Don’t-Tell Edition

June 12, 2025

Monthly Contest: Guest Editor, Show-Don’t-Tell Edition

June 12, 2025

Hey, wonderfulwriterly people! It’s time for Phenomenal First Pages, our monthly critique contest. But this is different than any contest we’ve had before. Winners will receive professional feedback on a…