Posted on July 16, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Editor Jim Dempsey recently moved to a new house, and the process took a toll on his time and energy levels....
Posted on July 15, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Author Sharon Oard Warner is kicking off a three-part series for Jane Friedman's blog on scenes. The first installment is, unsurprisingly, all...
Posted on July 14, 2022 at 4:18 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
A fair amount of character and point-of-view advice will talk about seeing the world through the POV character's eyes. That's...
Posted on July 14, 2022 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
It's cliché among English speakers learning another language to exclaim how the process has taught them so much about English...
Posted on July 13, 2022 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
In the kitchen, some of us want total freedom and no guidelines, just the ability to taste-test and adjust as...
Posted on July 13, 2022 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The Alliance of Independent Authors and Kristine Kathryn Rusch are among the many publishing experts who've emphasized the value of...
Posted on July 12, 2022 at 9:12 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The best marketing strategy offered to new authors is to write another book. So what do you do once you've...
Posted on July 11, 2022 at 3:51 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Here's another tool to consider when working to develop tension in your fiction: contradiction in character. It might sound antithetical...
Posted on July 11, 2022 at 9:44 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Anne R. Allen and Tess Gerritsen can each boast of a long-running and successful writing career. And together, they can...
Posted on July 8, 2022 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The secret of successful book marketing, says Penny Sansevieri, is a concept that's very easy to understand: connection. As anyone...
