Posted on March 23, 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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Coping mechanism thesaurus — catastrophizing: Becca Puglisi gives examples of how catastrophizing, as a way to process and handle stress and hurt, can hold your character back (Writers Helping Writers).
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Fifteen tips for writing deep character: Joanna Penn shares actionable insights from past podcast interviews to help authors bring their fictional people to life (The Creative Penn).
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Strong verbs and hard truths: Penn also interviewed writers (and married couple) Anne Lamott and Neal Allen about good writing on her podcast (The Creative Penn).
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Finding the heart of the story: Heather Webb shares the takeaways from her conversation with other writers about how they discover and develop the heart of their stories (Writer Unboxed).
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How to create a consistent story tone: K.M. Weiland reminds writers that narrative tone is the attitude toward the events, not how the characters or readers feel during those events, and lists the elements that work together to create tone (Helping Writers Become Authors).
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