Posted on July 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft and creative process advice to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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Writing subtext in horror fiction: Lindy Ryan lists five strategies to make your reader feel terror even when there isn't something obviously horrifying on the page (Jane Friedman).
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Dispatches from the jury box: Sarah Callender reflects on the storytelling lessons she took from or were reinforced during her time on a jury (Writer Unboxed).
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Three hidden reasons writers procrastinate: Colleen M. Story wants to let you off the hook — you aren't lazy or undisciplined — and understand why you're delaying so that you can change it (Writers Helping Writers).
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