Posted on May 24, 2024 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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12 tips for creating and maintaining romantic tension: Author Anne Gracie explains how you can keep readers turning the page even when they know the lovers will end up together (Writer's Digest).
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Funny isn't the opposite of sexy: Author and comedian Betty Corrello reflects on how these two qualities work so well together, rather than working against each other (Writer's Digest).
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How to stop gaslighting your memoir-writing process: What a coach or editor tells you about your characters can feel counterintuitive to what you thought your experience was; writer and editor Lisa Cooper Ellison helps you reconcile your wounds with your writing (Jane Friedman).
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In praise of passionate persistence: You can never have too many posts acknowledging the struggle but reassuring you that it's valid and worth it, so here's Kristin Hacken South with a lesson first learned from The Phantom Tollbooth (Writer Unboxed).
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