Craft tips for authors: April 17, 2025

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:

• Writing memoir from a life in film (The Creative Penn)

• Character secret thesaurus: Hiding the truth about family (Writers Helping Writers) 

• Disillusionment arc in fiction: A powerful tool for character growth (Helping Writers Become Authors) 

• Cinematic technique for fiction writers (Live Write Thrive) 

• The art of suspense (Women Writers, Women's Books)

• Who is telling this story — and when? (Writer Unboxed)