Stephen King on Writing
I don’t need to introduce any writer to Stephen King. He’s the Nike of reading, the Coca-Cola. Not all of his work is a classic,…
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Author Arsenal – A.I. Tools & Services Mega List
There are a lot of tools and services that authors and publishers can use to assist in their writing, publishing, and marketing endeavors. This page…
Introduction to Generative Artificial Intelligence
In 2022, generative A.I. hit the global consciousness and became a hot-button topic. In this 6-part email series, we touch on some things you may…
Grammatically Correct Writing vs. Cultural Norms
I think we all had that one teacher in middle school, who would grade us down on grammar or spelling when any fool could tell…
Sex and Violence: How to Write Either (or Both) Well
Sex and violence are parts of many good stories. This is true whether the sex is a sweet kiss between teen crushes, or graphic vampire-on-werewolf…
12 Tips and Tricks for Tighter Sentences
Here’s the thing: you need tight sentences. In genres like thriller and nonfiction, short sentences are what readers expect. They want taut writing, dense with…
How Not to Mess Up Your Historical Fiction
People love historical fiction because of how it blends the known with the unknown. They come to it expecting the backdrop of a historical era,…
Getting on Podcasts in 12 (Kinda) Easy Steps
Radio interviews were a great way for authors in the 20th century to spread the word about their work. They still are — to the…
Top 20 Tips for Beginning Writers
They say the journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step. Your journey to successful writing will be more work than 1,000 miles of walking,…
Margaret Atwood on Writing
Margaret Atwood is one of our most treasured writers of science fiction, dystopian fiction, and feminist fiction. Recently, her classic cautionary story The Handmaid’s Tale…
How Not to Mess Up Your YA Novel
Although the mad scramble for YA that followed The Hunger Games madness has faded somewhat, it’s still true that writing Young Adult fiction can be…
12 Ways to Improve Your Pacing
Pacing is what we call the speed at which your story flows: its ebb and flow, when it’s fast and when it’s slow. We’ve all…
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