How Do We Measure the “Value” of Fiction?
At our lowest, we might question what makes dealing with all the struggles of writing worth it. How can we measure the value of fiction?
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What Can Our Reading Choices Tell Us about Our Writing?
With our busy lives, we might feel we don’t have time to read, but reading is important for writers—and we might learn how to add appeal to our stories.
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How Can We Discover Our Vision and Goals?
Having goals helps us determine the right path, but we might not know what our goals are. How can we learn what matters to us, our vision and goals?
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Building a Story: Chapters vs. Scenes
There’s no wrong way to get to “The End” when drafting our book. That includes how some think about chapters as they write and some think about scenes.
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Content Warnings: How and What to Include?
Content warnings help readers find the types of stories they want. But how can we include them without spoilers—and what elements need warnings?
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Can Common Writing Advice Be Wrong?
There’s no “one right way” in writing, so how should we approach writing advice if even the most frequently shared advice is often wrong?
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Finding Book Recommendations Beyond the Usual
If we don’t know where to go to get book recommendations beyond the “usual,” we might get stuck in a reading rut, so let’s share ideas for other resources to try.
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How Can We Build Our Writing Community?
Most writers help each other, but it’s also nice to have a closer group of writing friends that we can reach out to. How can we build our group of friends?
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Pantser vs. Plotter vs. Something in Between
To hear some authors talk, we’d think there are strict plotters and strict pantsers and nothing in between, but there’s really no end to the mix of approaches we can use in our drafting.
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Worldbuilding Is for Every Story
Everyone understands what worldbuilding is for fantasy, science fiction, historical, etc., but what does worldbuilding mean for contemporary stories?
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