Posted on May 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft and process advice to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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Stop counting toothbrushes: Book coach Esther Harder provides the questions to ask — and the way to structure the answers — in order to find your memoir's real story and stakes (Jane Friedman).
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Making goodness the main action of the story: You may not write in a genre that focuses primarily on goodness, but author Regina Linke invites you to at least consider highlighting it at a key point or two within your novel (Writer's Digest).
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Create an intentional writing practice: Julie Duffy describes how to create the foundation upon which all of your writing goals and hopes will rest — and why it's necessary (Writer Unboxed).
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Good writing can't be taught: Greer Macallister has come to believe that authors must focus on being willing to learn good writing — and lists three ways to do so — rather than on having someone teach them (Writer Unboxed).
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The emotional toll on writers in the modern landscape: K.M. Weiland hears it often — writers are burned out; she's identified five reasons that this feels so prevalent and what writers can actually do to counteract or heal from it (Helping Writers Become Authors).
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