Verb tenses: How to use them properly and effectively

Posted on 11/03/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You’re welcome to write in any verb tense you want, in one experienced editor’s opinion. But that being said —...

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Tagged As: Language, Writing advice, Louise Harnby

5 ways your novel's setting can power the story

Posted on 11/02/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Your choice of a setting for your story should be anything but accidental or incidental. Author Jane Bernstein shares five...

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Tagged As: Characters, Plot / narrative, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Advice on writing about grief and other difficult topics

Posted on 10/31/2019 at 03:38 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Experiencing grief isn’t exactly easy, so it makes sense that writing about it can be difficult, too. After author Sadie...

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Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Choose your story's tense wisely

Posted on 10/30/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Among the many powerful stylistic choices an author can make is which tense to write in. In Peter Selgin’s latest...

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Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Writing advice

How to frighten your inner critic away

Posted on 10/30/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There’s some truth to the comic above, but one of the most frightening aspects of a writing career is the...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writing advice

Writing advice from this week's birthday boys and girl

Posted on 10/28/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We turn today to the poets and prose writers born this week in history for their advice on the craft...

Tagged As: Just for fun, Quotes, Writing advice

How to build a house in your reader's mind

Posted on 10/22/2019 at 11:27 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Experienced writers know to consider their novel’s setting as another character. Today, former structural engineer and current author D.M. Pulley...

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Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice

C.S. Lakin: Your settings shouldn't be just any old place

Posted on 10/15/2019 at 10:58 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The settings of your novel shouldn’t simply be afterthoughts or side notes — they should carry some significance to the...

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

Develop a writing habit that's right for you

Posted on 10/14/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

People tend to think of a habit as something done every day, without fail (which is probably why we perceive...

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Tagged As: Time management, Writing advice

How to create the ideal writing space

Posted on 10/10/2019 at 11:49 AM by Guest Author

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Learn how to create a dedicated writing space that will make the writing process much easier and more enjoyable. Table...

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