Posted on January 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft and mindset advice to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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Hope is the thing with thorns: Rachel Toalson offers her blueprint for reconnecting with hope in the face of keen disappointment, or for simply channeling the optimism of a new year and a clean slate (Writer Unboxed).
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What labels for AI use could look like: Poet and screenwriter Dave Malone proposes a transparency framework for creators, with just two different descriptors: AI-assisted and AI-generated, both of which he has several examples for (Jane Friedman).
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When women ignore their instincts: Author Courtney Psak breaks down why a female character's refusal to listen to her gut works so well for both storytellers and those who take in the tales (Jane Friedman).
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How writers can break free of people-pleasing: Colleen M. Story explains that the same sensitivity to the world that allows for creativity has a shadow side, in the form of people pleasing, but that it's not an unshakeable curse (Writers Helping Writers).
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