Sarah WelchSarah Welch

Sarah Welch is a book editor and writing coach living in Austin, TX. She runs The Inkwell, a virtual writing community dedicated to helping busy authors build sustainable routines, hone their craft, and achieve their writing goals.

What Taylor Swift’s Vault Tracks Can Teach You About Not Killing Your Darlings
Image: a stack of seven unlabeled cassette tapes.
If a scene, storyline, character, or image doesn’t quite belong in your story, save it for later use—as Taylor Swift ...
Read More
/ Free, Guest Post, Self-Editing & Revision
5 Things Painting the Bathroom Reminded Me about Writing a Novel
Image: against a backdrop of a wall in the process of being painted red, a paint roller sits atop a wooden stepladder.
There will absolutely be tape lines to adjust and plot questions to answer along the way, so don’t let the ...
Read More
/ Fiction Craft, Free, Guest Post