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 ...
Setting the Scene, Part 1
Part 1: Seven Tips by Emilee Newman Bowles Your plot and characters are vital parts of your story, but they need a place to...
Outlining versus “Pantsing”
by Lindsay Flanagan To outline or not to outline…that is the (much-debated) question. As a writer you may feel like you’re on...
Internal Dialogue—Getting It Right
by Heidi Brockbank As editors, we’ve noticed that one of the tools new and even intermediate writers most often mishandle is...
Top Three Short Story Mistakes
by Kristin Ammerman Bestselling authors such as Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jeff Wheeler, Cassandra Clare, Neil...
How Logic Can Make or Break Your Story
by Sabine Berlin “I can’t believe you did that!” We’ve all been there. You’re reading a book (or watching a movie) and you’re...
4 Tips to Make Your Nonfiction Book Stand Out
by Bridget Cook-Burch The publishing industry has dramatically changed over the past few years. It’s more important than ever to...
The Most Common Advice May Be the Worst
by Angela Eschler Next to “Write what you know,” the most common piece of advice I hear at conferences is “Just write...
