Posted on October 20, 2021 at 10:23 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

History is packed with compelling figures whose stories beg to be told – or imagined. Author Patti Callahan Henry has...

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Posted on October 18, 2021 at 3:13 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Back-to-school must also be on the minds of some of our go-to writing sources. Both Writer's Digest and Joanna Penn...

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Posted on October 18, 2021 at 10:07 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The adage that everything comes back into style eventually may be a bit of an exaggeration. But some trends do...

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Tagged As: Writing advice

Posted on October 17, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Penny Sansevieri’s latest post on book marketing doesn’t require any technical skills. Still, it might not be easy for some...

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Posted on October 16, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Frances Glessner Lee, through her dioramas of crime scenes, taught police officers to be more observant. But this godmother of...

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Tagged As: Mystery, Writer's Digest

Posted on October 15, 2021 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The pressure to come up with consistent content can feel daunting to even the most social-media-enthusiastic authors. So thank goodness...

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Posted on October 15, 2021 at 10:37 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Some writers (and people) don’t struggle with perfectionist tendencies. But many do, and it can hold them back personally and/or...

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Posted on October 14, 2021 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You may think of them by a different name or description, but you’re certainly aware of Big Issue novels, as...

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Posted on October 14, 2021 at 11:43 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sandra Wendel has years of editing under her belt. So of course she’s picked up on certain writerly tendencies. In...

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Posted on October 13, 2021 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve been sharing posts about the supernatural and conflict-causing characters; now it’s time to roll those themes into one single...

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