Crafting the best first line for your story can be a challenge. Learn how to analyze your favorite published first lines in order to improve your own.

Crafting the best first line for your story can be a challenge. Learn how to analyze your favorite published first lines in order to improve your own.
G. L. Gooding, an author with chronic illness, shares his challenges, lessons learned, and tips that may help other authors challenged with a chronic illness.
Guest author, Sarah (Sally) Hamer reminds us when writers are lost or stuck that we can make the page, our writing, a safe place by finding our North.
The three components that balance a story, and how to keep them in tune with one another. This is a great reminder for both new and experienced writers.
Seven things authors can do to feel better about the crazy, sometimes soul-sucking, business of writing. We hope our readers will add to our list!
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