Posted on February 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft and process advice to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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The telling detail is the olive in your martini: Just like the garnish in a mixed drink provides a glimpse into the drinker's character, so too can small but insightful details sprinkled into your story with characters or settings (Writer's Digest).
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The difference between active voice and passive voice: Matthew Adams explains the structure of each type of sentence construction and the effects that they each have (Writer's Digest).
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Five tips for writing page-turning historical fiction: Author Julie Hartley agrees that historical facts and details are important, but reminds writers that it's the people, not necessarily just the events, that readers connect with (Writer's Digest).
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How fiction writers can create "skewed" time: C.S. Lakin shares techniques for showing the distorted sense of time passing in the mind of a character who's semiconscious, drugged, or under some other influence (Live Write Thrive).
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Doubting one's faith: Becca Puglisi describes the plot effects of a character questioning their faith (Writers Helping Writers).
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Five proven ways to conquer self-doubt in writing: K.M. Weiland provides five mental techniques to help you work through the crises of confidence (Helping Writers Become Authors).
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