Posted on March 3, 2026 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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Editing like a journalist will make your publishing journey easier: As a former editor herself, Juliet Izon expected — wrongly — that her long-form journalistic pieces wouldn't need a heavy edit; she shares her real-life experience of processing and accepting an editor's feedback (Jane Friedman).
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Attention spans are changing modern storytelling: Roland Hulme walks us through the evolution of the "best" storytelling style to underscore why writers of today should take current trends into consideration (Hidden Gems Books).
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Story beats that pull their weight: Book coach, editor, and writer Lisa Poisso offers ways that aren't a generic physical gesture to break up your dialogue, inform your reader, and move the story along, all at once (Writers Helping Writers).
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How to use multiple POV characters to develop a historical setting: Author Shelley Noble is a fan of multiple points of view in most fiction, but she describes how this tool is especially powerful in historical fiction (Writer's Digest).
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Five steps to write funny nonfiction: Humor columnist Karim Shamsi-Basha sets out a map for writing — and rewriting — funny nonfiction (Writer's Digest).
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