Fact or Fiction? How Novelists Can Blend Factual Research with Creative Storytelling
Today’s guest post is by author Jack Woodville London, whose new book A Novel Approach, just released: Readers who have some…
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Why Cinematic Technique Is Essential for Novelists
This week I’ve released my new writing craft book Shoot Your Novel, which I feel offers writing tools that are not…
An Author’s Advice to Literary Agents
Today’s guest post is by writer Cara Sue Achterberg. I sometimes feel as though I have read hundreds, no thousands, of…
25 Tips on How to Impress a Book Publisher
Today’s post is by Cheryl Tardif, publisher at Imajin Books—a newer, innovative hybrid publishing company based in Canada. She is…
5 How-To Tips for Writing Historical Fiction
Today’s guest post is written by historical fiction author Kat Flannery: When an author sits down to write a novel,…
On Rejection and Renewal: A Note to Aspiring Novelists
Today’s guest post is from acclaimed American novelist Warren Adler, well-known for his best-selling-novel-turned-box-office-hit The War of the Roses. Warren is now a…
How Best-Selling Writers Sabotage Themselves (and How to Learn from Their Mistakes)
You encounter an author, and it’s love at first page. You declare your devotion over Facebook and write giddy reviews…
Easy Tips to Help You Save Money on That Necessary Edit
Today’s post is by editor Katherine Pickett: Finished that novel? Time to get it edited by a professional? For the…
Nailing Your Novel’s Genre in Your Opening Scene
In the last two posts on my blog in this Writing for Life section I’ve been exploring how writers can…
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