Craft tips for authors: September 19, 2023

Posted on September 19, 2023 at 3:00 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: Setting, Thriller, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: August 30, 2023

Posted on August 30, 2023 at 12:33 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: point of view, Setting, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: May 23, 2023

Posted on May 23, 2023 at 8:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Historical fiction, Nonfiction, Romance, Setting, Writing advice

Top tips for authors: May 3, 2023

Posted on May 3, 2023 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Setting, The business of writing, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: April 12, 2023

Posted on April 12, 2023 at 11:40 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: Editing, Fantasy, Memoir, Nonfiction, Plot / narrative, Setting, Thriller, Writing advice

Top tips for authors: April 7, 2023

Posted on April 7, 2023 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Characters, Marketing / promotion, Romance, Setting

Quick tips on writing settings, for authors of any genre

Posted on March 16, 2023 at 9:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joanna Penn advocates for authors to find multiple revenue streams, and she certainly practices what she preaches. She recently shared...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Setting, Writing advice

Strategies for bringing your novel's setting to life

Posted on November 8, 2022 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

C.S. Lakin feels very strongly about the value of bringing a setting to life in fiction. And on her Live...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Setting, Writing advice

Founding a (fictional) town? Here are the details you need to have

Posted on October 26, 2022 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

One of my favorite activities as a child was creating a "town" in the basement, where all of my various...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Setting, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Tips for choosing what your character notices in a scene

Posted on September 28, 2022 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You know not to create a laundry list of what's in a given space in your novel. But on the...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Setting, Writing advice