Posted on September 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM 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:
-
Ditch the itinerary in your travel memoir: Book coach Esther Harder says that exploring not what happened, but why you want to describe it, is what will draw a reader into your travel nonfiction (Jane Friedman).
-
Collaborate to create: Matty Dalrymple and Michael LaRonn describe how they decided to co-write nonfiction with each other and the best practices for it they learned along the way (Writer's Digest).
-
Putting perspective on bad reviews: Author Milo Todd shares some of his favorite baffling negative reviews to underscore that not all criticism ought to be taken personally (Writer Unboxed).
-
Every joke has a family: Karim Shamsi-Basha uses a family tree analogy to show how one joke can stretch into a longer series of laughs (Writer's Digest).
-
Benefits of research for fantasy writers: Author Corinne Price explains that quick magical solutions don't add the necessary suspense for a novel and uses examples from her own and others' fiction to show how science can have a comfortable place in fantasy (Writer's Digest).
-
Tips to bookend your novel, part one: C.S. Lakin lists some of the techniques you can use to connect the opening and ending of your novel, in a way that feels satisfying to readers but not repetitive (Live Write Thrive).
Categories: Behind the scenes