I think every writer goes through the experience of reading back the page they’ve just written and realizing that—though there might be quotation…
4 Steps to a Can’t-Miss Character Arc
I have written a few books in my career, but I have played midwifed even more of them. And they’re all that mental…
9 Things Writers Can Do When They Have a Bad Day
It is without question that writers are not exempt from having bad days. We all have them. In fact, I think when you’re…
Save the Date: Writing Unputdownable Romance: How to Hook and Hold Your Reader with Melanie Harlow
About the Class A great cover and fantastic blurb can get a reader to click, but how do you keep them turning the…
How to Name Characters Without Losing Your Mind
If there’s one question you can expect to pop up in every writing group—big, small, new, or old—it’s something to the effect of,…
20 Ways to Celebrate All Your Writing Wins This Year
After you’ve achieved the first few of your major writing goals—or even before those major milestones, if you lead a particularly busy life—you…
Tickets to The Write Brunch Available Now
2022 has arrived, and that means it’s time to bring back our seventh-annual The Write Brunch! We use this event to fund the…
Five Ways to Make Writing Description a Little Less Painful (Plus What Always Works For Me)
This blog post was suggested to us by Kelley! If you want to suggest blog posts, you absolutely can by joining our Mighty…
7 Tips for Creating a Lasting Writing Career
I often get asked by writers and non-writers what the best tips are for building writing success. Full transparency, I’m not sure there…
Motivational Minute with Megan Fuentes #147: Change Your Plan (NaNoWriMo 2021 Midpoint)
Is it just us, or has NaNoWriMo flown by? All of us at Writer’s Atelier hope you’ve had a very fulfilling National Novel…