Have questions? Need answers? Don’t know where to start looking? Make a list of those questions, keep an open mind, and get ready to sink elbows-deep…
You have the story, but not the words. It’s a nasty form of writer’s block that feels like running through water in a dream, and it…
Today’s Question: I’m nervous to share my story with anyone else. How do I know if it’s ready? The bottom line is, you don’t. If you’re…
How many drafts do you need before you can call your novel finished? It’s an excellent question, deserving of a solid answer, but the truth is,…
You’ve made it to the literary finish line! Huzzah and pop the champagne! But before your book is published, you need to ask some crucial questions…
Every November, my Twitter feed lights up with chatter about National Novel Writing Month (known as NaNoWriMo or NaNo for short). As a previous NaNo winner…
Writing advice is tricky. There’s no “one size fits all” piece of wisdom that will turn us into prolific, bestselling, or award-winning authors. But there are…
Your draft is finished! You’ve accomplished something that many people only think about but never actually do. Congratulations! It really is a cause for celebration, but……
Last week, I talked about the value of constructive criticism with regard to our manuscripts. Whether we are gathering feedback from a hive mind of readers…
There are so many times during the course of writing a novel that we can spiral into self-doubt, lose the plot so-to-speak, and find ourselves with…