Posted on January 22, 2024 at 10:50 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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Editing and reading observations: This link takes you to Dean Wesley Smith's third post about his recent editing and reading observations, but it's worth clicking back to see the varying problems that made him (and would make others) stop reading.
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Writing multiple plotlines: K.M. Weiland shares a transcript of a video she posted some time ago, in which she describes the different types of multiple-plotline stories and covers key information on how to plan for and execute on such ideas (Helping Writers Become Authors).
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Six tips for writing a compelling first sentence: Author Deanna Martinez-Bey offers advice on how to avoid having a reader pick up your book and then set it right back down once they've opened it (Writer's Digest).
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How to write a rom-com that addresses social justice: Author Seressia Glass shares her methods for tackling a serious topic in an entertaining, genre-consistent way (Writer's Digest).
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The phony politician: Becca Puglisi's latest entry in the character type and trope thesaurus is very in keeping with the news nowadays (Writers Helping Writers).
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