Posted on January 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of advice to offer, spanning a variety of topics.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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What else?: Author Natalie Hart shares a simple question that's both a coping mechanism for the writer (or any human hurting right now) and a way to probe your character's deepest emotions (Writer Unboxed).
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How to figure out what your character wants: Author Jessica James reminds storytellers that their audience sticks around because they're drawn to a character's goals and motivation for those goals, and provides practical tips to discover and reveal both (Writer's Digest).
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Self-publishing news podcast: Dan Holloway covers a number of stories from the week, including new reporting on the Anthropic copyright-violation settlement (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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