Craft tips for authors: October 21, 2025

Posted on October 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the best craft advice for writers that that we came across Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dialogue, Middle-grade fiction, point of view, Romance, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: November 15, 2024

Posted on November 15, 2024 at 10:21 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: Children's literature, Middle-grade fiction, Plot / narrative, Romance, Writing advice

Writer's Digest craft tips: May 28, 2024

Posted on May 28, 2024 at 9:45 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the craft advice from Writer's Digest that came in while we were away for Memorial Day weekend. What to...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Middle-grade fiction, Writing advice, Young adult literature

Craft tips for authors: May 14, 2024

Posted on May 14, 2024 at 10:13 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, Middle-grade fiction, Paranormal, Setting, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: April 12, 2024

Posted on April 12, 2024 at 4:00 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, Middle-grade fiction, Plot / narrative, Writing advice

Writer's Digest craft tips: April 8, 2024

Posted on April 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the latest craft advice from Writer's Digest. Writing sibling rivalry for middle-grade readers: Author Colleen Oakes found peace and...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Middle-grade fiction, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: December 27, 2023

Posted on December 27, 2023 at 9:19 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: Children's literature, Middle-grade fiction, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writing advice, Young adult literature

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

How writers can freshen up old characters, plots, and language

Posted on July 17, 2023 at 8:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Our publication layout professor once told us — and we've repeated several times here — that there really isn't an...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Language, Middle-grade fiction, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: June 7, 2023

Posted on June 7, 2023 at 10:12 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: Memoir, Middle-grade fiction, Writing advice