Guest Post

What does creativity have to do with business? A lot, it turns out. It’s just a different kind of creativity than you engage with when you write.

One marketer offers an opinion about why the promise of NFTs will most likely not upturn the whole publishing industry.

Applying craft techniques—like complexity and telling details—is crucial to bringing our parents, and their humanity, to life on the page.

There are three main ways to create printed copies of your book. Which one you choose depends on your budget and goals.

This author is living proof that neither age nor lack of experience writing fiction are barriers to becoming a novelist.

Will you tell your story in a linear, chronological manner, or use a more complicated structure? Here’s how to decide what might be best.

Even the most high-profile influencers may be reachable if you make the right connections and take the right steps.

Character arc—a protagonist’s internal journey—is less obvious than the events of the plot, but it’s what makes a story meaningful.

Your memoir’s structure can reveal itself later, once the primary elements are in place. In the meantime, concentrate on scaffolding.

As an author, marketing your work will always be your job, but it doesn't have to be a chore. To do it well, think beyond self-promotion.

For writers who prefer to work without a roadmap, here are some tips for reaching your NaNoWriMo goals.

Envision your inner critic as an adjustable dial: turn it lower to let ideas flow freely, and higher when it’s time to analyze and revise.

Choosing the right materials for your printed book affects not just its appearance but how a potential customer perceives its value.

Your story’s adversary might come in many shapes or sizes. Most important, ensure that the conflict they present has a reason for existing.

Just as coaches help athletes, writing coaches can help authors be more productive, proficient, and proud of what they accomplish.

Only a fraction of participants reach the finish line. Setting your sights on the more compact novella form might help you go the distance.

When sociopolitical discourse seems entrenched, good fiction can dig deeper with honest curiosity about all facets of the human experience.

Being a freelance editor requires lifelong curiosity, persistent self-education, ruthless support—and the ability to do all this quickly.

In this excerpt from her book The Joy of Writing Journal, Lisa Tener offers three prompts to help you see story ideas all around.

When your ms is complete, it's time to think about semantic structure—a digital map that allows computers to identify the parts of your book.

Despite pre-publication buzz, one author found her book orphaned when the publisher was fired and the imprint dissolved.

Whatever your writing goals are in November, a bit of planning can help set you up for success.

Identifying your story’s “why”—why it haunts you, why you care—will give your book power that readers can feel.

As an author’s career progresses, the publicity needs change—and what worked for the first book might no longer be appropriate for the third.

Edgar Allan Poe was a 19th century troll, virulently critical of other writers—but also engaged in literary citizenship for work he admired.