Posted on August 25, 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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Five mistakes writers make when describing a character's fear: Angela Ackerman identifies the words and types of words that work well — and the ones that don't — when you're working to get your reader to be just as scared as your character (Writers Helping Writers).
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Get rid of on-the-nose dialogue: K.M. Weiland updates an earlier post on three ways to write dialogue that's rich with subtext, rather than exposition (Helping Writers Become Authors).
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How to be an author: Therese Anne Fowler reflects on what she "should" be doing as her novel prepares for a release and how that answer is different for just about every person looking to share their stories with the world (Writer Unboxed).
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