by Tiffany Yates Martin I’ve been thinking a lot lately about mental states—especially for writers.  I don’t just mean in the current divisive, angry atmosphere that seems to have taken over so much of our world events, politics, even snarky neighbor exchanges on NextDoor—although that’s certainly corrosive and omnipresent enough. But life often offers a […]

Lainey Cameron You know what breaks my heart as a fellow writer? When I read tweets like these in the morning, I want to sob into my cereal: “I just discovered that I lost my 1st draft manuscript of 50k words... because my backup went weird and it wiped all my writing.” “LOST. THE. OPENING. […]

Margie Lawson Hellooo, Writers — I’m excited to share some truly stellar examples in this blog. I’ve guest blogged for WITS 30+ times and worked hard to make sure my blogs are power-packed with tips and techniques, examples and analyses. Every teaching point is there to help you make your writing bestseller strong. I’m always […]

by Christina Delay Ten years ago I was newly married, living in a new city, sans kids, and alone a LOT as the hubs was starting a new business. My community existed of my husband, a betta fish named Albie, and a hyper puppy named Trogdor the Burninator. I turned to writing.  In the past […]

by Lisa Hall-Wilson Deep point of view is powerful and engaging though many find it difficult to do well. The basic techniques of deep point of view have been simplified in blog posts that will heap loads of overconfidence on newer writers.  The difficult part of learning deep point of view is in knowing when […]