Craft tips, part one: August 1, 2023

Posted on August 1, 2023 at 10:13 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. Today we'll be sharing two collections of can't-miss...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Fantasy, Memoir, Middle-grade fiction, Plot / narrative, Thriller

Hobbies that can enhance your health and writing

Posted on July 31, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Fittingly, the first post in this roundup came across my feed as I waited in an airport to board a...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Motivational, Women Writers, Women's Books, Writer Unboxed, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: July 28, 2023

Posted on July 28, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Children's literature, Editing, Plot / narrative, point of view

Business tips for authors: July 27, 2023

Posted on July 27, 2023 at 12:19 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of business and marketing advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing / promotion, The business of writing

Two expert takes on scenes in novels

Posted on July 26, 2023 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Since scenes are seen as the building blocks of a story, it's no surprise that two advice posts on the...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Helping Writers Become Authors, Scenes

Business tips for authors: July 25, 2023

Posted on July 25, 2023 at 3:51 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of business and marketing advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing / promotion, Social media and websites, The business of writing, Writer Beware / scams

Craft tips for authors: July 25, 2023

Posted on July 25, 2023 at 8:43 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dialogue, Memoir, Video, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: July 24, 2023

Posted on July 24, 2023 at 10:10 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Science fiction, Writing advice

Get inside your own head

Posted on July 21, 2023 at 4:23 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Normally the advice for anyone who needs to focus on some sort of feat (whether athletic or authorial) is to...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Motivational, Writing advice

Challenges for authors: OpenAI, bans

Posted on July 21, 2023 at 8:52 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

An alternate title for this post would be "the bummer edition." But burying your head in the sand doesn't get...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Artificial intelligence (AI), Bans and challenges, Book Riot