Craft tips for authors: September 11, 2023

Posted on September 11, 2023 at 9:07 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: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Characters, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Mystery, Writer Unboxed, Writer's Digest, Writers Helping Writers

Visual tips for authors: September 7, 2023

Posted on September 7, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Our craft tips for authors typically focus on the written word, but storytelling doesn't have to just be verbal —...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Cover design, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Graphic novel, Joanna Penn

Study up on the perfect story climax

Posted on August 11, 2023 at 3:41 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You can't find a piece promising to help you perfect your story's climax near the end of the workweek and...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Plot / narrative, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: August 8, 2023

Posted on August 8, 2023 at 3:10 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: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Editing, Helping Writers Become Authors, Jane Friedman, Joanna Penn, Language, Plot / narrative

The technical side of your writing craft

Posted on July 19, 2023 at 12:54 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When we describe these posts as being about the technical side of writing, we don't mean it in the sense...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Dialogue, Editing, Grammar Girl, Language, Writer Unboxed, Writing advice

Character studies: Challenges and contrast

Posted on July 13, 2023 at 9:37 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Your main character comes to life through a variety of techniques. Two such ways are through challenges and contrasts. In...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Writers Helping Writers, Writing advice

The Kindlepreneur on beige prose and kids' books

Posted on June 15, 2023 at 9:31 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Well, we wish we'd waited to share the Kindlepreneur's post on purple prose, because now Dave Chesson has another colorful-language...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Children's literature, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Language, Writing advice

The Kindlepreneur on colorful language

Posted on June 13, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Jason Hamilton's main focus in a recent post for the Kindlepreneur is purple prose, but he also touches on two...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Editing, Language

Two takes on getting started

Posted on May 18, 2023 at 11:28 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The writing and publishing experts we follow had two posts in the vein of beginnings today. At Writer's Digest, author...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), First lines and first chapters, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

This list of writing prompts is no joke ... or maybe it is

Posted on April 1, 2023 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We waited until April Fools' Day to share this post from the Kindlepreneur. It provides fifty-plus funny writing prompts, along...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Writer's block / writing prompts, Writing advice