Craft tips for authors: August 14, 2024

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:

• Making the case for feel-good fiction: Middle-grade author J.E. Thomas offers her advice on how to tackle tougher topics in fiction for young readers without dragging them down emotionally. 

• Choosing story perspective: Editor Tiffany Yates Martin covers what needs to be done in order to make your point of view selection be effective, yet feel invisible (Jane Friedman). 

• Five tips for writing witty banter: Author Anna E. Collins shares how she writes effective flirtations in her rom-coms (Writer's Digest).