One writer's storytelling lessons from "Stranger Things"

Posted on 12/11/2018 at 09:10 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writer’s Digest has turned out to be a solid resource not just for writing advice, but for also finding the...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Taking off from Tumblr? Here's how to save your posts

Posted on 12/10/2018 at 05:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Nate Hoffelder doesn’t have adult content on his Tumblr, but he’s not taking any chances that the bots won’t accidentally...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Social media and websites, The Digital Reader

Five healthy ways to respond to bad reviews

Posted on 12/10/2018 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author advice sites, including this one, are constantly harping on the need to gather reviews. Well, what happens when you...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Reader reviews, Writer's Digest

What you should know before writing a children's book

Posted on 12/09/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Kindlepreneur recently hosted one of the most comprehensive guides to writing children’s books that we’ve seen. Eevi Jones, who...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Children's literature, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Writing advice

Ensure your pronouns and antecedents are playing nice together

Posted on 12/08/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We all remember what a pronoun is, but do you remember what an antecedent is? More importantly, do you know...

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Tagged As: Grammar Girl, Writing advice

How to budget for a sustainable writing career

Posted on 12/07/2018 at 01:09 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The romantic image of writing for a living leaves out a few of the more prosaic details — like, for...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, The business of writing

How to weave writing into a busy life

Posted on 12/06/2018 at 05:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Many writers are still balancing a day job with their writing, not to mention a family, a social life, and...

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Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice

How to grow your pool of reviewers

Posted on 12/06/2018 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It used to be a piece of cake for Amy Collins to reach out to Amazon’s top reviewers and invite...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, The Book Designer

Good news: There are some advantages to binge writing

Posted on 12/05/2018 at 05:03 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You may have heard that the most prolific writers are those who produce something every day — “drip writers.” But...

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Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Writers have all the fun when they understand blond versus blonde

Posted on 12/05/2018 at 01:45 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Blond? Or blonde? The answer, as with many language-related question, is that it depends. Grammar Girl tackles this issue and...

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Tagged As: Grammar Girl, Writing advice