A range of craft advice from Writer's Digest

Posted on May 31, 2023 at 9:40 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It can be hard to keep on top of all the blogs and news sources that aim to help writers....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Editing, Historical fiction, Motivational, Romance, Short story, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Two servings of mindset and attitude advice

Posted on May 24, 2023 at 9:17 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Like with all kinds of advice, the tips that focus on mental health, mindset, and attitude issues are rarely one...

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Tagged As: Motivational, Writer Unboxed, Writer's Digest

Count on Writer's Digest for craft tips

Posted on May 22, 2023 at 10:18 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Writer's Digest craft advice from over the weekend all came in the form of numbered lists – hence our...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, Romance, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

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

Craft lessons: Abductions and observations

Posted on May 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today's writing craft posts don't really have much in common, unless you consider that one is about how to write...

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

Writing and the tough times

Posted on May 15, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It's Mental Health Awareness Week in the United Kingdom, which, yes, is not our home base. But that is where...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Motivational, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Why authors should put literary Easter eggs in their books

Posted on April 9, 2023 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sometimes I can't resist making dad jokes in newswire content decisions. For example, author Robin Yeatman shared reasons to put...

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Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice

A weekend's worth of advice from Writer's Digest

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

It can be hard to keep on top of all the blogs and news sources that aim to help writers....

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Tagged As: Characters, Historical fiction, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Assorted craft tips from Writer's Digest

Posted on March 27, 2023 at 12:06 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It can be hard to keep on top of all the blogs and news sources that aim to help writers....

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Tagged As: Characters, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Writer's Digest, Young adult literature

8 ways to include your cultural heritage in your novel

Posted on March 17, 2023 at 10:46 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

I've heard St. Patrick's Day dubbed the day that everyone claims they're Irish. But no matter what your cultural heritage,...

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Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice