Posted on June 4, 2026 at 10:00 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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How to create conflict for love and profit: Sheila Roberts offers advice on adding conflict — that is, goals in opposition — to both your character's mind and world, in order to keep a reader reading (Writer's Digest).
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How universal fears pull readers into the story: Angela Ackerman lists the general fears that just about everyone has, for writers who want their readers to be just as afraid as their characters (Writers Helping Writers).
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Be so good the robots are irrelevant: Copywriter and ghostwriter Alexander Lewis gives a pep talk to writers who are, understandably, anxious and pessimistic about the reverberations of artificial intelligence in the publishing world (Jane Friedman).
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Balance is a practice, not a state: Kelsey Allagood explores how yoga and writing are both exercises of constant adjustments, and how that doesn't reflect failure in any way (Writer Unboxed).
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