Home is where the horror is

Posted on September 9, 2022 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ah, the weekend — a time to hang out at home and ... be scared out of your ever-loving mind?...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

How to reveal the inner conflicts of non-POV characters

Posted on September 9, 2022 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Plenty of writing experts have warned against the dangers of head-hopping — that is, revealing information about another character that...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Writer Unboxed, Writing advice

3 ways to inspire a fascinating sci-fi novel

Posted on September 8, 2022 at 2:04 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A fascinating character is a benefit to fiction in any genre, for sure. But author A.G. Riddle thinks that when...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Science fiction, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Read this if your books are getting views but not purchases

Posted on September 8, 2022 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sometimes authors reach out to Penny Sansevieri with an advertising dilemma: they can tell their ads are working, but they're...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Marketing / promotion, Penny Sansevieri

The questions an author wants a reader to be asking

Posted on September 7, 2022 at 2:58 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Make no mistake — as an author, you do want your reader asking questions. You just don't want those questions...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Plot / narrative

How your family's stories can become historical fiction

Posted on September 7, 2022 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It's easy to focus on the big ways in which your ancestors have interacted with history — like, say, having...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Historical fiction, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Why writers should know what their character wants and needs

Posted on September 6, 2022 at 3:42 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Knowing and expressing your wants and needs is a useful real-life skill. If you've mastered it, congratulations — you're also...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Characters, Writing advice

Reflections on the mental side of writing from Writer Unboxed

Posted on September 6, 2022 at 9:12 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writer Unboxed shared a number of pieces on the mental side of writing over the long weekend. We thought these...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Motivational, Writer Unboxed, Writing advice

Joanna Penn's lessons from 11 years as an author entrepreneur

Posted on September 5, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Whether you're off the clock today because of the Labor Day holiday or still working, Joanna Penn's recent blog post...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Publishing, The business of writing

Brush up on your business skills

Posted on September 4, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Recent posts on the business side of writing balance each other out, with one focusing on concrete steps and the...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, The business of writing