Writing tips, the intangible edition

It's hard to imagine becoming better at any skill without actually practicing it.

And for that reason, Writer's Digest featured a piece from author Michael Melgaard on the importance of persistence to writing success.

But given that a three-day weekend lies ahead for many US workers — and a five-day one is about to start for this particular worker — we wanted to share two other publishing experts' suggestion to authors seeking to improve ...

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Book coach Robin Henry explains how to read to elevate your writing practice in a guest post for Jane Friedman, and Kristine Kathryn Rusch reflects on how reading is essential to writing and to living.