Guest Post

Setting an idea or draft aside for “percolation” allows the brain’s subconscious to arrive at insights while we’re busy with something else.

THE TASTE OF GINGER author discusses challenges in her quest for publication, writing about the immigrant experience, and much more.

To survive and be happy in a creative career, focus on WHAT you’re doing and WHY—and have faith that everything will work out in due time.

For horror writers, here are some ways to frighten a reader so badly that they text someone at midnight saying, “You have to read this!”

What makes a memoir suitable for YA or middle-grade readers isn’t shying away from tough topics but approaching them with a child’s eyes.

It’s difficult yet important to develop enough confidence in your work that you’re not sunk every time someone dislikes it and says so.

Writing sustainably about trauma requires practicing moderation, focusing on meaning, and working in ways that limit your exposure.

How to put your best foot forward, from the new book PITCH LIKE HOLLYWOOD: What You Can Learn from the High-Stakes Film Industry.

Defining your why, who, what, and how is the start of writing a powerful thought leadership book that conveys your vision and impacts lives.

For freelancers, forgoing social media can mean giving up crucial visibility. But it can also provide time to focus on being a better writer.

If you’ve been seeking external solutions to your writing problems, these internal shifts might have a more profound effect on your progress.

Writing about trauma isn’t like ripping off a Band-Aid. Here are some strategies for assessing whether you’re ready and proceeding gently.

Imbuing a character’s story with your own life experience—the good, bad, ugly and transformational—unleashes your book’s full emotional power.

One key to compelling fiction is in how details are conveyed. Not everything warrants description—only details that matter to the character.

When an author’s death leaves a manuscript unfinished, her husband tries to put together the pieces and complete the book.

One author considers the power that writing conferences have to inspire—and to discourage—their audiences.

Cause and effect plotting is every bit as important to literary fiction as to genre fiction or thriller; it’s just expressed in subtler ways.

One author shares how creation of a daily writing routine has made all the difference in attaining her goals.

When writers seek to humanize and bring their characters to life, they often fall into the “daily routine trap": they overexplain the daily or mundane actions of their characters.

Instead of resolving to make a big change in your habits, think of one small thing to do to support your writing in the new year.

What’s the difference between a story and a narrative that merely relates a series of events? The protagonist’s internal struggle.

Receiving an R&R is good news, and a great opportunity to show agents or editors your revising skills and how you accept feedback.

Promotion strategy for your book depends greatly on why you’ve written it, what it means to you, and its place in the larger context of your life.

Perfectionism—the fear of risking failure—is anathema to the writing process, but can be overcome by establishing a different mindset.

A literary fiction author dipped her toe into Amazon’s serialization platform Kindle Vella. Here’s why she did it, and her thoughts so far.