What’s Our Character’s Job? Here’s Help (& a Giveaway)!
Before we figure out how to tie our character’s occupation to the story, we might need to understand more about the job and what it means for them.
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Organization…for Our Creativity and Our Career
Eventually, every writer will need an organizational system, but many of us struggle to find one that works for us. Here are a few insights and resources.
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How Can We Learn and Improve Our Writing Skills?
Want to improve your writing? Here are the strengths and weaknesses of 5 common ways to learn and improve our writing craft.
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How Should We Format Non-Verbal Communication?
If our story includes telepathy or text messages and the like, what are some of our formatting options for non-verbal communication passages?
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What Does It Mean to “Write to Market”?
The advice “write to market” often causes a strong reaction. What does it mean? Can we benefit from writing to market without selling out?
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Need Advice from an Editor?
As we go through the editing process, we might have questions we wish we could ask a professional editor. How can we get our question answered?
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Do You Read Recently Published Books?
Should writers read current books in their genre? Some say this is common sense, but others think it’s controversial. Why should we read recent books?
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What Do the Calls for Diversity Mean for Our Writing?
A recent controversy in the writing world might make us wonder: What do the calls for better handling of diversity and inclusion mean for our writing and story ideas?
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Worldbuilding: Your Story World’s History 101
Worldbuilding means we have to create the “rules” for our characters and their story world. How can we can develop our story’s world to make it feel real?
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How Do We Set Goals When Trying Something New?
It can be hard to set goals when we’re starting something completely new. How can we know what “success” looks like when we don’t know what’s possible, impossible, or unlikely?
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