Posted on January 21, 2025 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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Backstory balancing act: Marissa Graff offers tips on setting up for and actually using both longer and shorter flashbacks in your fiction (Writers Helping Writers).
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How to find your memoir's narrative arc: Bonny Reichert discusses the editing process she undertook to make her memoir publishable and how she came to realize that the story from her life had multiple, intersecting-at-times arcs (Jane Friedman).
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Dissecting voice: Dave King reflects on examples of distinctive voice in writing (both in dialogue and in letter-writing) and suggests a way to judge how well you're doing in that regard, plus tips to improve it if needed (Writer Unboxed).
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