Whether or Not You Like This
Contrary what many of us were taught (me included), the word whether doesn’t always have to be followed by or…
Actions Speak Louder than Dialog Tags: Using Beats in Writing
This month our editors are taking a hard look at pesky adverbs and “weasel words”—our Fatal Flaw #11. Even a…
How to Deal with Writer’s Block
Today’s guest post is by Dom Principe: So, you’ve got your new story idea mapped out, the characters are fleshed…
Getting Serious about Series
If you went to the World Series three years in a row, did you go to three serieses or three…
Infusing Your Settings with Emotion
Editor Robin Patchen wraps up our look at fatal flaw #10: Description Deficiencies and Excesses (If you’ve missed the other posts…
A Step-by-Step Guide for Home Workplace Organization
Today’s guest post is by blogger Emily Johnson: Proficient writers would agree that writing is not only a way to…
Are You Reticent or Reluctant to Read This?
Here are two words that get mixed up at times—reticent and reluctant. If you’re reticent, it means you are reserved/restrained…
Writers: Beware of Body Parts Behaving Badly
This month our editors are tackling Fatal Flaw #10 – Description Deficiencies. Too many manuscripts are lacking essential description–of characters,…
The Glorious Insanity That Is NaNoWriMo
Today’s post is by H. E. James: Na-No-What-Mo? For the last seven years, from this month through November, I’ve been asked…