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

Even those of us with fairly prosaic lives have had at least one or two experiences that raise an eyebrow...

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Posted on May 5, 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...

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Posted on February 1, 2023 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Passionate planners, this post from C.S. Lakin is for you. The author/book coach is, as regular readers have probably already...

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Posted on August 2, 2022 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Scenes are the building blocks of novels. But, to continue the analogy, what holds them together? Summaries and, sometimes, spacers,...

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Posted on July 24, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Sharon Oard Warner began her series on scenes by covering the "building blocks" — as in, the specific features...

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Posted on July 15, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Sharon Oard Warner is kicking off a three-part series for Jane Friedman's blog on scenes. The first installment is,...

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Posted on April 26, 2022 at 2:34 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Desmond Hall is back with more thought-provoking videos about writing for Writer Unboxed. The first topic is mystery versus backstory,...

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Posted on March 7, 2022 at 11:01 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No matter what genre you write, the method for propelling the plot forward is the same. And that method is...

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Posted on June 23, 2021 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

At one point in your life or another, you've become aware that someone is watching you — and felt self-conscious,...

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Posted on May 7, 2021 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The May 2021 edition of Desmond’s Drops is up on Writer Unboxed. This month’s topics are how to avoid cliched...

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