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

Today's tips on writing and selling books

Posted on June 27, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Expert advice, in the blogs we follow, often focuses on one single aspect of the writing career at a time....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Joanna Penn, Nonfiction, The business of writing, 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