Tips to help you get the ball rolling.

Story structure is pretty complex, so I understand why some writers resist learning about it. “I don’t want to write in a formulaic way,” is one of the common responses. But story structure does not require you to write formulaically.

This week's blog is a guest article by author Deborah Sheldon, who discusses how the Covid lockdown affected the writing of her novella Readhead Town.

I didn’t always like character sketches. They were like homework I did not want (or need) to do. I no longer feel that way.

The objections to the typewriter were the bleating heart of nostalgia. Such feelings occur when a change is so unfamiliar it frightens us back to comfortable corners. Such are the objections to AI writing tools today. This is a guest blog written by Zoë Routh.

Concise writing clearly expresses itself in the fewest number of words. Because it doesn’t carry any baggage, it speeds along the page. Here’s how to create it.

Even if you don’t write mysteries, thrillers, or suspense novels, you can use elements of suspense to inspire readers to turn pages.

There are reasons to write that have nothing to do with making money. While we wait for our books to land on those recommended and best-selling lists, we can enjoy the PERKS OF BEING A WRITER.

As soon as my self-publishing life began, I started to lose that wonderful, easy focus I once naturally enjoyed. Here’s how to get it back.

Worldbuilding is a tricky topic for many writers. Here are 8 tips to help you along.

There are many things you learn as you go when you finally self-publish your first book. Here are 10 Things to put you ahead of the game.

After self-publishing Book 2, Jovian Son, I didn’t want to jump directly into writing Book 3. I hadn’t even planned to write a third book after the duology. But that soon changed because Evander Peterman, persistent and charismatic, kept barging into my office, spouting ideas of where to go with the story.

Self-editing is about seeing what’s really there and recognizing what is not but should be. Here is a short checklist to help you do it well.

POV and Setting go hand in hand in creating a world your reader can visualize. Are you sure you have a good handle on them?

The other day, someone asked me the age-old question, “How do I become a writer?” My answer was, “Just start writing.” Of course, that’s the edited version of the real answer, which involves a lot more than any blog post can handle.