Posted on May 21, 2026 at 10:26 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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Hone your book's focus sentence: Writer, editor, and coach Joshua Doležal provides two case studies (one for fiction, one for nonfiction) for how his clients refined the focus sentence that guides their entire book (Jane Friedman).
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The weird editing habit I can't write without: Author Alison Hammer explains the various benefits of reading your writing out loud (Writer Unboxed).
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A mother lode of resources on character fear: Becca Puglisi lists various posts, podcasts, and PDFs on depicting fear in your fiction, to celebrate the recent release of The Fear Thesaurus (Writers Helping Writers).
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