Posted on June 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft and mindset advice to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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Types of romance stories: Jami Gold provides a primer on the genres, subgenres, tropes, and other characteristics that you'll need to keep in mind before setting off to write a romance novel (Writers Helping Writers).
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What promise does your nonfiction book make?: This excerpt from The Complete Expert-to-Author Guide by Marisa Solis and Elizabeth Dougherty explains the functional and emotional needs that a successfully written and marketed nonfiction book will fulfill in a reader (Jane Friedman).
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Revisiting the novel that saved my writing career: Ten years ago, author Matthew Norman thought his writing career was dead in the water, despite a successful first novel and a completed second one; he shares the lessons he learned from that experience and from not giving up despite the challenges (Writer Unboxed).
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