
The Rules for Magic, Powers, and Awesome Skills
by Angela Eschler and Lindsay Flanagan Super-spies and superheroes. Ninjas and mysterious nomads. Magicians and monsters....
I Wrote 25K Words in Less Than Three Days
And You Can Do It Too! by Rachelle J. Christensen I just returned from a fabulous writing retreat where I killed my writing...
Writing Software—Which is Best?
by Annette Lyon Q. What is the best software to write with? A. USA-Today best-selling author says Scrivener for writing and...
10 Themes for Writing Your Life Story
By Emilee Newman Bowles Want to write your life story but don’t know where to start? You’ve learned a lot of lessons in life,...
Defining Creative Nonfiction Categories
Genre Distinctions So You Can Get Yours Right by Marla Buttars With the publishing industry constantly evolving these days, you...
How to Write Fight Scenes
By Emilee Newman Bowles Fight scenes are some of the hardest scenes to follow in a book, and so they are some of the hardest to...
How to Get Your Book Done Quickly
A Cautionary Tale by Angela Eschler As a coach, speaker, or business owner, you may have heard that being a bestselling author...
How to Add Humor to Your Book
By Emilee Newman Bowles Waka-waka! Humor has a place in every genre, even if you’re not writing comedy. Using subtle humor can...
Finding a Marketable Angle
by Angela Eschler and Lindsay Flanagan What’s the number-one thing you should start with if you want to see your nonfiction book...
Romance vs. Women’s Fiction
Which Do You Mean to Write? by Marla Buttars Cue the lights. Hear the screaming crowd take sides. Because today, people, we’re...
Setting the Scene, Part 2: Elements of a Setting
by Emilee Newman Bowles When you talk about a novel’s setting, place usually comes to mind first. But there’s a lot more to a...
How to Get on the New York Times Bestseller List
by Lindsay Flanagan and Angela Eschler with insights from best-selling author Heather B. Moore The New York Times ...