Laura here - Speaking of going the distance, I just wanted to let you know that  I'm teaching a course, Submissions that Sell,  the in February at Margie Lawson's Writers Academy. Need a query? Need to organize submissions? Covers everything except Synopsis. You can check it out Here. Now, on to the incredible Kathryn Craft! […]

by Cate Russell-Cole As writers, we are creatures of habit. We have our favorite words, preferred plot structure, must-refer-back-to writing books and generally, we have “our genre!” I love to see writers wearing their genre with pride and not writing in line with the latest fad, but I have this itch to challenge them to […]

By Travis Erwin Defining voice is a bit like nailing Jell-O to the wall. The harder you try, the messier things get, but let’s pick up that hammer and give it a whack anyway. Voice is a writing style. It is both a particular book's, and its author’s personality—right there on the page. In acting […]

By Sharla Rae All writers have things about thAll writers have things about the writing business we fear. One that comes to mind is submitting our work to an agent or editor for the first time. Well maybe the second and even the third time, too. But there's another fear that isn't discussed much. Switching […]

By Tiffany Lawson Inman Well gosh, I started to write this blog and realized I jumped the gun during Crossing Physical Barriers in Fiction Part One, when I opened these two topics: Completely skipping the moment before the actual writing of the fight.  EEK! The need to prepare the writer before the fight is just […]