Inciting incident, inciting event, significant moment, starting point, or whatever you want to call it—every story must have one. This is an important…
Track Your Word Count for Multiple Projects with This Free Download
It’s #Preptober, and National Novel Writing Month—NaNoWriMo—is almost upon us. This year, for the first time, I’m going to be a NaNoWriMo rebel.…
The Write Place #33: Elizabeth Camden
First of all, I love the premise behind “show us where you write,” because it’s a much larger question than, “Where do you…
The Write Place #32: Beverly Jenkins
My first dedicated writing space was a closet in the entrance way of the apartment I lived in with my husband and toddler…
The Write Place #31: Kelly Coon
Ahhh, my writing space. Well, here’s a trigger warning for anyone who is skeeved out by clutter, because my desk is a hot…
The Write Place #30: Melodie Winawer
I wrote most of my first novel on the New York City Subway. Seems unlikely, even impossible, but it’s true–I even thanked the…
7 Steps to Take After You Get Edits Back
What do you do after you get edits back? Whether you’re taking the traditional publishing route or going indie, you need an editor.…
Write-at-home Parent Hacks, Part 1: 5 Ways to Involve Your Child in Your Career by Cindy Marie Jenkins
“These are new books we just got,” I hear my five-year-old tell his friend in the pantry, otherwise known as my office. “My…
Three Email Marketing Tips for Writers
This summer, I had the honor of teaching Email Marketing for Writers alongside WA Instructor Valerie Willis. We had a great time “myth-busting”…
Golden Writing Nugget from Rise of the Hybrid Author Workshop
This past weekend, we hosted a workshop called The Rise of the Hybrid Author. It was led by one of the leading agents…