Craft tips for authors: February 11, 2026

Posted on February 11, 2026 at 10:41 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the best craft advice for writers that that we came across Wednesday, February 11, 2026.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, First lines and first chapters, Historical fiction, Plot / narrative, Writing advice

Top tips for authors: December 5, 2025

Posted on December 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the best advice for writers on craft, marketing, and business topics that we came across Friday, December 5, 2025.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Design, Historical fiction, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing, Thriller, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: December 3, 2025

Posted on December 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the best craft advice for writers that that we came across Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Editing, Historical fiction, Writing advice

Craft and process tips for authors: October 28, 2025

Posted on October 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the best craft and process advice for writers that that we came across Tuesday, October 28, 2025.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Historical fiction, Motivational, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writing advice

Big-picture creativity reflections: February 14, 2025

Posted on February 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sepia-toned portraits of people from the past are stacked in several rows.

The publishing experts we follow have shared a variety of advice posts that centered on the theme of creativity. Here...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Historical fiction, Writer's block / writing prompts

Craft tips for authors: February 4, 2025

Posted on February 4, 2025 at 2:00 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: Historical fiction, Plot / narrative, Scenes, Writing advice, Young adult literature

Craft tips for authors: January 14, 2025

Posted on January 14, 2025 at 2:30 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: Characters, Historical fiction, Romance, Writing advice

Joanna Penn's interviews and advice for October 2024

Posted on October 25, 2024 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

This month, Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn shared a wealth of knowledge from her expert interviews ... and from...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Historical fiction, Joanna Penn, Nonfiction, Podcast, The business of writing

Craft tips for authors: July 16, 2024

Posted on July 16, 2024 at 2:00 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: Characters, Historical fiction, Mystery, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: April 25, 2024

Posted on April 25, 2024 at 12:59 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, Historical fiction, Language, Writing advice