4 Writing Tips from a Published Author
By Author Emma Cowell, @emmalloydcowell There is something innate within all aspiring writers and novelists who feel unable to say “I’m a writer” until something is published. The fact is, if you’re writing, you’re already a writer. Battling that inner imposter is a daily struggle for most of us. It seems so hard to attribute…
5 Tips for Getting Your Foot in the Door as a Kid Lit Writer
By Author Emily Holewczynski, @emilyholi13 So you want to create children’s books? Great! All you need are some silly words and a few pictures. How hard can it be, right? Wrong! If you’ve ever written a children’s book, you know that these stories are complex and layered—and it takes time to get them right. But writing…
4 Tips for Writing Engaging Stories for Kids
By Author Jennifer Birch A lot can be said about online learning. Though it can never exactly match up to in-person classes, it’s what helped the world’s students continue their education these past two years. Yet online education impacted them in other ways, as well. Most significantly, the Toronto Star reports that online learning reduces kids’ attention…
4 Tips to Conquer Your Writer’s Block
By Author Ivan Serrano Writer’s block. Every writer fears it, and every writer will inevitably have to face it. The dreaded feeling that nothing you put on paper is good enough. The anxiety you feel when faced withwriter’s block is enough to trap you in a loop of struggling to figure out what to write…
Top 10 Tips for Finishing Your Novel
By Author Abigail Geiger Crazy, right? Many established authors and experienced writers will try to tell you differently, but that’s because they’ve forgotten that first project. The one that they slogged through, that never had an end in sight, that had them questioning their ability to even finish this ridiculous monstrosity, because, obviously, they’d never done it before.…
5 Tips for Caring for Mental Health While Querying Literary Agents
By Author Elana Mugdan If you’re an author in the query trenches, chances are you’ve been through the ringer this past year. Querying has never been a picnic, and the pandemic has exacerbated the problems with the process. Compound the inherent difficulties of querying with the challenging state of the world, and you’ve got a recipe…
How to Market a Book 101
By Author Julee Balko Whether you’re thinking about self-publishing or working with a publisher – indie, hybrid or traditional – the next step you encounter after publication is likely to be a tough one: Marketing. Yep, you need to tell people about your novel. Lots of people. In many places. And often. Keeping up that…
How to do Research for a Novel
By Author Christopher Canniff There is an abundance of information in books and online about how to research for a novel. Many writing books only discuss the topic peripherally, in sections focusing on character, theme, setting, or viewpoint. There are mentions of research in chapters examining the craft of writing, or planning. But this article…
12 Resources All Querying Writers Need to Know
By Author Phoebe A. Lee, @PhoebeALee So you’ve finally finished that manuscript and ready to start querying. For writers, the querying process is like a personal Everest. How does a writer conquer the proverbial slush pile, the numerous literary agencies and agents to choose from and get their manuscript to stand out? There is no…
3 Tips for Revising Your Book from a Professional Editor
By Professional Editor Kerry Ambrose The Writer’s Superpower If you’re reading this and you know it, clap your hands. It is irrelevant whether you clapped. What matters is that you read the instructions—the marks on a page—and understood them. Isn’t language incredible? The knowledge conveyed in our words can transcend time and place (cue the…
