Posted on July 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of creative process advice to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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The evolution of my writing practice: Christina Consolino writes with other authors, but by that, she means they share space and work on their own projects — and there's a reason for that (Women Writers, Women's Books).
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How a pantser and a plotter manage to coauthor: This post from Colleen Coble and Rick Acker, on their more traditional cowriting practice, explains how their different planning approaches actually come together (Writer's Digest).
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Trust the strangeness and uncertainty of the writing process: Author and playwright Victor Lodato describes how he's able to "hear" his characters and let them lead the way (Writer Unboxed).
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The importance of the short story for genre authors: Author Donyae Coles lists five ways that writing short stories, even if they're simply for your own eyes, will boost your longer-form work (Writer's Digest).
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