THE BLOG
Get a Clue! Plot Your Next Mystery with Fleur Bradley
Need a clue? Get a clue with Fleur Bradley’s newest book, which includes actionable and friendly tips for authors at any stage of a mystery.
Character Stakes: Finding Your Character’s Why When Your Story Isn’t Working
Feeling stuck in your draft? Here are three questions to ask to uncover what’s driving your protagonist.
Find Your Why: Keep Writing When the Going Gets Tough
Three important questions to ask yourself to find your why, the motivation that’ll see you through everything writing life has in store.
Questions to Ask Yourself for the Different Types of Editing
A good revision always brings out the best of your writing. Here are questions you can use at each stage of revision to jumpstart your edits and focus your efforts so you finish your next draft.
How to Get Motivated to Write—and How to Keep Writing
Finding and keeping motivation can be tough, so we've put together some thoughts on how to keep going. This is less of a checklist and more of a philosophical approach you can use to overcome some of the usual suspects of doubt and overwhelm.
Getting an Editor Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Write
Working with an editor doesn’t mean you can’t write. Here, we dismantle this myth by looking at what editing really is and reaffirm one of our strongest beliefs as editors: revision is developmental, not remedial.
How to Cultivate Curiosity in Your Own Work | Part Two
Tips on how to use curiosity about your own work to stoke inspiration. Delve into the power of “what if,” changing point of view, inversions, and other techniques to help you see your work in a new light.
Self Edit Checklist: Steps for Revising Your Own Book
You’ve finished your draft—now what? This blog post discusses steps to take to edit your own manuscript, including questions to ask yourself, suggestions for outlining, and advice on prioritizing your vision for your book and developing your craft.
Will AI Replace Authors? An Open Letter to Worried Writers
A letter to writers who may be feeling overwhelmed or uncertain about all the news about AI. If that sounds familiar, pull up a chair and pour yourself a cup of tea or something stronger. This encouragement is for you.