by Shannon Dittemore | Mar 22, 2019 | Writing
You guys are catching me in a funny place. I just finished an edit on my latest manuscript and I’m feeling all sorts of strange about telling folks how to write books. Writing books is hard. As I went through my manuscript, I found many, many places where I broke the...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 19, 2019 | Writing
Hi, writers! I’m a guest today on Seekerville, which is a great writing website that’s been around since I was a pre-published writer. Their archives are a gold mine of good writing advice, and today I’m talking about 2 Questions To Ask To Be Sure...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 18, 2019 | Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Learning from Other Authors, The Craft of Writing, Writing, Writing Life
Confession: I dread when I’m asked about author voice at writing conferences. I always trip all over my words, and I usually find myself talking in circles. My answer is always convoluted with so many half-baked thoughts that I’m sure I’ve never...
by Jill Williamson | Mar 6, 2019 | Author Life, Brainstorming, Editing, First Drafts, Goals, Writing
First of all… Sorry that my video wasn’t showing up last week! I messed up somewhere and the post never made it out of draft mode. I don’t know what happened other than I clicked (or didn’t click) the right thing. So if you were looking for...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 4, 2019 | Description, Writing
“How do you describe things in a story without slowing everything down” This question was asked on our 2018 survey, and it’s one that I get a lot when I teach too. Description was a struggle for me as a new writer, and it’s still an area where...
by Jill Williamson | Feb 20, 2019 | Editing, First Drafts, Writing
Generally speaking, the more you write, the stronger your writing becomes. If you’re not studying the craft of what makes writing clean and powerful, however, you could develop poor writing habits, which makes more work for you during the editing stage. So, yes, you...
