Guest Post

Character arc isn’t created from a patchwork of different issues. It’s one clear thread that runs the whole length of your novel.

Writing a compelling first-person novel requires creative ingenuity, extraordinary empathy, and a boatload of courage.

If you’re struggling to shape life experiences into a story, consider key points that illustrate a common thread, as if preparing a TED Talk.

If your query letter isn’t standing out from the pack, consider leading with what makes you, not your story, compelling.

Goal-setting is much like the Alcoholic’s Prayer: accept what’s beyond our control, assess what we’re able to change, and know the difference.

Embracing the You in your story can feel frightening, but it’s the best way to craft a novel that is truly unforgettable.

When we let the reader fill in our intentionally left blanks, or “gray space”, we invite them inside our imaginary worlds.

While a newsletter might not sell your book, writing one can change your work for the better and help build valuable relationships.

Like clothing, writing advice should be tried on to see if it fits you and your writing life. Here are five tips for assessing what works.

When writing thriller, authors must understand our villain’s motivations, end goals, and progressive, logical actions toward that goal.

Owning and protecting your publishing source files is one of the most important things a writer can do to protect their writing asset.

The average visitor spends on average 54 seconds on a webpage. Here are some tips to help turn visitors into readers, buyers, or subscribers.

Used well, deep third can be one of the most intimate, engaging, revealing ways for readers to viscerally share your character’s world.

If you sit down to write and find that you can’t, the typical reason is that you don’t know what job the chapter is supposed to do.

Stories with a real sense of meaning don’t merely stand out in the slush pile—they’re the types of stories that make for a better world.

Engaging with generative AI in a way that enriches human creativity, you can take your writing further than you might have on your own.

What do you do when a teen in your life is a diehard writer? When they won’t clean their room and just want to write stories or poems all day?

Working hard isn’t necessarily a virtue if it masks the ways that we might be sabotaging our own paths to success and fulfillment.

A little planning and reflection will help your website be a project you sustain, rather than discard like a half-baked draft.

No matter what language our characters are speaking, writers should strive to express dialogue and inner thoughts in a naturalistic way.

With these four elements you’ll be able to create a more compelling protagonist and, as a result, a more interesting story.

An amateur historian finds that her passion has led to enough expertise and authority for her book proposal to be taken seriously.

Here are some tips on what to do before approaching a published writer with questions about how to get your book published.

If your publisher’s suggested cover design feels wrong, put your foot down when necessary but also listen—really listen—to the professionals.

Worried you’re not enough of an expert to write your book? That’s OK. You don’t need to be the annoying expert who knows it all. There’s another—far more effective—approach you can take when talking to readers.