by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 26, 2019 | Author Life, Getting Published, Writing
Since we frequently get questions about publishing, I thought it could be beneficial to see the traditional and self-publishing processes at a glance. I’ve talked about the traditional path once before in my post Publishing 101, but it’s been a few years,...
by Shannon Dittemore | Aug 2, 2019 | Author Life, Writing As A Business
Happy Friday, friends! School is fast approaching and, as we ramp into a new season, I thought perhaps we could talk about a practice I’ve adopted in recent years. Maybe, if the fit is right, you might look at implementing it as well. This practice really came...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 24, 2019 | Author Life, Grow An Author
I spent last weekend at the 2019 Realm Makers writers’ conference, where I saw several of you! I was amazed how many of you were there and absolutely thrilled to see you all. I taught twice. I taught a class on worldbuilding and the post conference workshop on...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 3, 2019 | Author Life, Fantasy, First Drafts, Story Structure
Jill here. I hope you are all having an amazing summer. I am. Even though it’s a very busy summer. Learning is always fun for me, and I am greatly enjoying my master’s degree program. I finished my first two classes already and am two weeks into my second...
by Shannon Dittemore | Jun 21, 2019 | Author Life, Getting Published, Writing
I have news! Four years ago, in November of 2015, I had a story idea. It was a risk for me. Something totally different. But something that FELT like a story I should commit to. It was a fun idea. An idea that had me excited. I desperately wanted to explore the...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jun 17, 2019 | Author Life, First Drafts, Productivity, The Craft of Writing, Writing, Writing Life
Over the last few years, I’ve seen an increasing amount of excitement about writing faster. Even aside from events like NaNoWriMo (where you write 50k in the month of November) the market is crowded with books about writing fast. I searched for “Write...
