Tag: Tips

Guest post by author Abigail Geiger. Twitter: @AR_Geiger. As a writer and a professional, I still get hit with that punch to the gut every time a script returns to my inbox looking battle-scarred. Ouch. Unfortunately, this happens to me on a weekly basis. So crying into my ruined manuscript, throwing pens at the wall,…

Guest post byWillie Handler, author of two satirical novels, The Road Ahead and Loved Mars Hated The Food. Not every writer has the passion and time to write a novel. Or maybe you do write novels but want to try something different. If so, writing short stories might be for you.  Short stories are in demand by magazines, newspapers,…

Guest post by Author & Coach Jordin James. Twitter: @justjordinjames You might think you’re writing non-fiction because you have something important to convey, but the deeper reason you are writing non-fiction is because you want to engage and connect with others in a conversation bigger than yourself. This is why hearing internet crickets days after publishing…

Guest post byWillie Handler, author of two satirical novels, The Road Ahead and Loved Mars Hated The Food. I doubt anything induces anxiety for writers more than querying. Let’s face it, writing and editing are much more rewarding. Many writers find the continuous stream of rejections chips away at one’s confidence. But if you approach querying properly and with…

Guest post by Reedsy writer Desiree Villena You’ve finally written the last page of your book. The murderer’s revealed, the lovers united, etc.—time to crack open the bubbly, right? Not quite. Before an author starts knocking on publishers’ doors, they need to perform a thorough self-edit. If a literary agent receives a book riddled with plot…

Guest post by professional editor Jessica De Bruyn. @true_imaginary A note from So You Want to Write… “Write drunk, edit sober” —Peter De Vries Whether you have only an idea for a book, a few chapters written, or a fully formed first, second, or nth draft, one thing is certain: that more editing is probably in your…

Guest post by author Samantha Dodd. Twitter: @authordodd “The seasons change and then you get it, your first response… a rejection letter. It lands in your inbox like unfriendly fire pounding on the roof of your once secure barrack.” “Believe it or not, the most common reasons for rejection are because of prior commitments the…

Guest post by Jordin James. Twitter: @justjordinjames “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson About a year ago, I quit my engineering job to pursue writing full-time. I had all these dreams to self-publish books, build an email list,…

Guest post by author Cal P. Logan.Twitter: @CalPLogan I’ve noticed something funny on Twitter recently—the plotter vs pantser debate has been particularly prevalent, perhaps because of the whirlwind insanity of NaNoWiMo. Raise your hand if you’ve ever said either of the following: “I’m a plotter,” or “I’m a pantser.” We do this all the time, conflating…