by Lindsay Flanagan | Oct 14, 2016 | Blog, Book Promotion/Platforms, Fiction How-to, Nonfiction How-to
by Lindsay Flanagan and Angela Eschler with insights from best-selling author Heather B. Moore The New York Times Bestseller List. The very name sends shivers down your writer’s spine. You envision your books will one day be emblazoned with the badge of honor...
by Lindsay Flanagan | Jul 4, 2016 | Blog, Editing, Fiction How-to
by Kristin Ammerman Bestselling authors such as Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jeff Wheeler, Cassandra Clare, Neil Gaiman, and others write novels as well as short stories. There are several reasons why novelists also write short stories. Sense of...
by Lindsay Flanagan | Jun 13, 2016 | Blog, Fiction How-to
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 completely immersed in a story, when suddenly your hero does something that makes no sense whatsoever. While there are some cases where you...
by Lindsay Flanagan | May 20, 2016 | Blog, Editing, Fiction How-to, Nonfiction How-to
by Angela Eschler Next to “Write what you know,” the most common piece of advice I hear at conferences is “Just write every day.” I always cringe a little when I hear that. Not because it’s not good advice. It is. But because it’s not the best advice for a...
by Lindsay Flanagan | Oct 13, 2014 | Blog, Writing Life (Finding Time, Writing Groups, Getting Organized, Etc.)
by Sabine Berlin If you’re a writer, chances are you have probably asked the age-old question: What is the best thing I can do for my writing? The answer is almost always the same: write and read—sometimes in that order, sometimes not, but if you want to become a...
