Author shares the basics of writing a BDSM romance

Posted on 02/22/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Valentine’s Day might be over, but that doesn’t mean we’re done talking about romance. Specifically, BDSM romance. Joey W. Hill...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Romance, Writer's Digest

Four habits of high-performing authors

Posted on 02/20/2020 at 11:11 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Feel like you need a jump-start, whether it’s because of winter sluggishness or any other reason? Author and writing coach...

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Tagged As: Time management, Writer's Digest

Advice on how to love the writing process more

Posted on 02/16/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No doubt you love writing. (And no doubt your life partner has commented on it with … some feeling.) Do...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Realistic ways your romantic leads can be stuck together

Posted on 02/14/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If Valentine’s Day has you in the mood … to write romance … then Writer’s Digest is ready to help....

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Tagged As: Romance, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writer's Digest

Ask yourself these 5 questions about your novel

Posted on 02/11/2020 at 10:07 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you liked the excerpt from Kris Spisak's new book, The Novel Editing Workbook, that we shared last week, we...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Editing, First lines and first chapters, Writer's Digest

On making "email" plural

Posted on 02/04/2020 at 10:48 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Robert Lee Brewer concedes he’s likely overthinking the question of how to make “email” plural. However, if you’re among him...

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Tagged As: Language, Writer's Digest

How to start a story — and what to start writing

Posted on 02/03/2020 at 10:38 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Fittingly for a Monday — the beginning of a traditional workweek — our RSS feed featured two different posts offering...

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Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, First lines and first chapters, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writer's Digest

The issue of villains in memoirs

Posted on 02/01/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

How do you write a villain in a memoir? That’s a trick question, says author, lecturer, and coach William Kenower...

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Tagged As: Characters, Memoir, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

These 10 ways to beat writer's block are supported by science

Posted on 01/30/2020 at 08:41 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Admit it: You’ve read at least one solution to writer’s block that made you roll your eyes and maybe even...

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Tagged As: Writer's block / writing prompts, Writer's Digest

Is it canceled or cancelled? Depends on where you are!

Posted on 01/21/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The trick to remembering how many l's belong in the past tense and gerund form of cancel should be pretty...

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Tagged As: Language, Writer's Digest