Posted on October 20, 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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Writing "rules" are only guidelines: This follow-up post to how not to write a novel opener reminds authors that advice — any advice — is not gospel and shouldn't be taken that way (Anne R. Allen's Blog... with Ruth Harris).
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The midpoint as self-recognition in story structure: K.M. Weiland explains that the midpoint of the novel mirrors three key features of a story — the self the protagonist recognizes, the antagonist that the protagonist confronts, and the capital-T Truth — and ties them all together (Helping Writers Become Authors).
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You keep using that word, the profanity edition: Editor Tiffany Yates Martin provides a rebuttal to an English professor's op-ed bemoaning the use of profanity, in which she explores what is truly vulgar and muses how it isn't just the outer trappings of language that make words powerful (Writer Unboxed).
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Coping mechanism thesaurus — asking for help: Angela Ackerman gives examples of how asking for help, as a way to process and handle stress and hurt, can both help your character grow and hold them back (Writers Helping Writers).
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