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3 Ways to Simplify Your Writing Life 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
This post is written by regular contributor Lydia Sharp. Not one of us navigating this thing called authorhood can say that we aren’t stressed. Some of this stress is unavoidable, beyond our control....
Confessions of a Writing Group Virgin 12 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Today’s post is written by regular contributor Benison O’Reilly. While writing my first novel Happily Ever After? I was fiercely protective of my words, like a kid who cups her hand around her school...
5 Quick Fixes for a Story that Goes Wrong 5 Aug 2013 | 04:23 pm
Today’s post is written by regular contributor Dr John Yeoman. Every serious author has panicked at some point when drafting their novel. The story that was conceived as a perfect whole has gone ser...
Tony Vanderwarker: How To Fail and Fail Again 29 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm
Today’s post is written by Tony Vanderwarker. Forget the MFA. What writers really need is to go to a school where you learn how to fail. That’s because failure is the one element of the craft that’s ...
Telling the Truth in Memoir: More Than Just Facts 22 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm
Today’s article is written by regular contributor Christi Craig. “Memoir is not an act of history but an act of memory, which is innately corrupt.” ~ Mary Karr, author of The Liars’ Club I don’t pla...
Susan Shankin: Crafting the Nonfiction Book Cover 9 Jul 2013 | 03:28 am
Today’s article is written by regular contributor Debra Eve. What is your story about? In The Memoir Project, that’s the first question Marion Roach Smith asks beginning memoir writers. She often .....
Crowdfunding for Authors: Is it right and is it right for you? 1 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm
Crowdfunding is a hot topic, and crowdfunding for authors is a bit controversial. Let’s take a look at whether, why, when, and how writers should approach crowdfunding. Full disclosure: last fall I r...
Google Reader Dead! Stay Connected in 2013 29 Jun 2013 | 04:25 pm
If you’ve been using the Google Reader RSS system for years as a means of reading all your favourite blogs, you’ll probably already know that as of July 1, 2013, Google is shutting it down. I was ser...
Conflict & Adhesive — Two Vital Components of Romance 11 Jun 2013 | 01:21 am
Today’s article is written by regular contributor Lydia Sharp. Any story with a romance plot–either as the main plot or a strong secondary plot–has an especially unique challenge. The two love interes...
Women’s Fiction—A Publishing Perspective 3 Jun 2013 | 05:00 pm
Each May, my home town welcomes visiting Australian and international authors to the Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF). It’s held Walsh Bay precinct, my favorite part of the city, where old maritime whar...
