Posted on August 30, 2021 at 10:02 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Remember doing mazes as a kid and realizing that you could work backwards in order to solve them most efficiently?...

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Tagged As: Editing, Writer's Digest

Posted on August 29, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Editor and author Sandra Wendel shared a cute anecdote about her granddaughter’s word mixup on her blog recently. We hope...

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Tagged As: Editing, Sandra Wendel

Posted on August 28, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Even if you don’t write historical fiction set in the Middle Ages, you may enjoy this post from a writer...

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Posted on August 27, 2021 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kris Rusch’s latest business musings post is a bit of a call for submissions. She’s still talking about the changes...

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Posted on August 26, 2021 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We all (hopefully) know how friendships can enrich our lives. So too can they enrich your novel, says author Jasmin...

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Posted on August 26, 2021 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Not all indie authors want to make their books available in print as well as electronically. Those who do have...

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Posted on August 25, 2021 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Authors have long used their real lives as inspiration for fiction — and weighed the pros and cons of doing...

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Posted on August 25, 2021 at 10:32 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Most of the writers that book coach Susan DeFreitas has worked with will start their novels with either a character idea or...

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Posted on August 24, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Kelsey Allagood knows that her latest advice on exploring character motivation might be a step too far for some....

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Posted on August 23, 2021 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Thinking of the five basic senses is a good starting point for sensory detail in fiction, but it’s certainly not...

Categories: Behind the scenes