Jane Friedman

Expect the Creative Process to Be Uneven and Messy

Getting stuck is a lousy feeling, but a normal part of the messy and uneven crea...

The Perfect Guide for Where to Submit Your Writing (Doe...

We often long for perfect guidance about where to submit our writing, but there’...

Free Yourself from Rewriting Paralysis

When the revision process meanders off-course, leaving a project stranded, here ...

6 Tips on Writing Disabled Characters

Writing characters with disabilities doesn’t have to be difficult. It only requi...

Turn Your Short Pieces Into a Finished Nonfiction Book

If you’ve amassed a heap of assorted essays, flash pieces, chapters, and ideas, ...

It’s Time to Interview Your Own Inner Diminisher

If an inner voice criticizes your creativity, consider addressing the judgy elep...

Scene and Structure: The Wave Technique

To keep readers engaged, build each scene toward a breaking point then reveal so...

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