Posted on June 22, 2021 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Authors frequently talk about how characters make plot decisions for them, sometimes to their great surprise. So it’s not a...
Posted on June 21, 2021 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Book coach Susan DeFreitas typically sees three different launching points for novels: with a character, with a plot or story...
Posted on June 21, 2021 at 11:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
For many introverts, the pandemic-era shift to virtual socialization was easy and perhaps even a bit comforting. Now, though, the...
Posted on June 20, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Kris Spisak has noticed that writers have an abundance of brainstorming exercises, pre-writing tactics, and drafting strategies at their fingertips....
Posted on June 19, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Breaking down large tasks into smaller ones can be a great way to motivate yourself to actually take action. That’s...
Posted on June 18, 2021 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Good news: writing an epigraph is a piece of cake. That’s because it’s typically less a matter of creating something...
Posted on June 18, 2021 at 10:17 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
We always smile at topics being described as boring but important. And so a recent Alliance of Independent Authors TwitterChat...
Posted on June 17, 2021 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Need a pep talk that’s also immensely practical? Kristine Kathryn Rusch is here to help. Her latest installment of the...
Posted on June 17, 2021 at 9:21 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
There have been several developments in the indie-pub world that are worth taking note of. So we definitely recommend reading...
Posted on June 16, 2021 at 2:40 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Fussy’s home base is set to see its hottest day of the year tomorrow. So to distract ourselves from those...