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Finding the Funny: 8 Tips on Writing Humor

This author didn’t think of herself as a humor writer until her readers told her...

Get Started With Dictation: Choosing the Best Technique...

One author shares what she’s learned about using voice dictation to write in any...

How Connected Settings Give Your Fiction Emotional Depth

To create unforgettable scenes, purposefully choose settings that trigger charac...

The Flashback: A Greatly Misunderstood Storytelling Device

Flashback can be a potent tool for presenting essential backstory, as long as yo...

Explore the Fictional Character That You Present to Rea...

Readers of your work create their own idea of you that is, in a sense, a fiction...

How Can I Convince Editors That My Information Can Be B...

A writer claiming to have solved a well-known true crime case faces credibility ...

How Smaller Organisms Adapt to Amazon in the Self-Publi...

An independent author wonders why two publishing services companies sell their c...

How to Read to Elevate Your Writing Practice

Reading like a writer, focusing on the craft and mechanics on the page, will off...

How to Successfully Pitch Op-Eds and Timely Cultural Pi...

Writing an opinion piece about a topic in the news or in the zeitgeist is a way ...

I Received Conflicting Advice on My Query Letter. What ...

When a query letter receives conflicting feedback from professionals, how does a...

Does Your Multiple Storyline Novel Work? Questions to A...

Whether you’re a plotter, a pantser, or something in between, a little planning ...

The Hallmarks of a Bad Argument

Many people argue using bad-faith tactics. Much more difficult is to engage the ...

I Would Rather See My Books Get Pirated Than This (Or: ...

Amazon and Goodreads must take steps to combat the flood of AI-generated content...

An Unconventional Facebook Ads Strategy for Authors

An expert discovered that the accepted best practices for Facebook ads were driv...

How AI-Generated Books Could Hurt Self-Publishing Authors

Self-publishing authors may end up as collateral damage in the rising tide of AI...

How to Land an Agent for a Graphic Novel

While artists don’t necessarily need an agent to get into comics, these tips wil...

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