Posted on October 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM 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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Coach your characters with this toolkit: Author and coach Jackie Alcalde Marr invites writers to design their characters' motivations — both conscious and subconscious — by using a life coach's framework (Jane Friedman).
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The craft of writing horror: Listen to a conversation with author Carson Faust about writing southern gothic fiction, especially if you're intrigued by horror but not so much by blood and violence (Writer's Digest).
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Why we need to write fiction now: Author Emilie-Noelle Provost believes that, as tough as it may be to see and think about, it is a writer's duty to record what's happening in our world, both for current and future readers (Writer Unboxed).
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