Publishing

How to Deliver Backstory Without Confusing the Reader

A brief but super-powered lesson from one of our recent webinars about the how t...

How Do You Know What Backstory to Include?

Backstory risks feeling clumsy or intrusive if it’s not directly relevant to the...

Why Your Flashbacks Aren’t Working

Like a genie in a bottle, flashbacks can be wonderful and terrible things. If no...

Boundaries Are About More Than Simply Carving Out the T...

Boundaries within ourselves—our limits, standards, knowing which interactions ar...

Pay Attention to the Obsessive Workings of Your Mind

The headlines, facts, and observations that fuel your obsessions will seed your ...

How and Where to Build Your Literary Community

Put your energy into people and places that are a good fit for you and your writ...

Tropes: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Just as a painter uses brushes and colors to blend and create, writers can exper...

Workshopper Beware: Navigating the Risky Waters of Writ...

Sometimes, for some writers, workshops are magical. But attendees should be prep...

3 Elements That Make Historical Romance Successful

If you approach a book with a writer’s eye, even the most pleasurable, light rea...

Author Platform Follows the Work

One author threw herself into platform building and engagement, only to lose sig...

Hybrid Publishers and Paid Publishing Services: Red Fla...

If you’re an author seeking a hybrid publisher or self-publishing assistance, it...

Substack Is Both Great and Terrible for Authors

Substack's business model relies on you charging readers, but don’t discount the...

Emotional Intimacy Between Characters Isn’t Just for Ro...

No matter what you’re writing, emotional intimacy between characters is importan...

Why You Need a Press Release in the Digital Age

Whether you write novels or nonfiction, a press release is still an essential to...

Demystifying Miscreant Memories and Crafting a More Aut...

Memoirists owe it to readers to tell them the truth. But what do you do when the...

Author Platform Is Not a Requirement to Sell Your Novel...

Publishers and literary agents know this, even if they pretend otherwise to conv...

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