How to Claim, Edit, and Brand a Book Series Page on KDP

Take full advantage of Amazon’s latest update to their KDP dashboard which collects all the books in your series onto one convenient product page.

Avoid, Persevere, Endure, Fight: 4 Goals for Unforgettable Opening Scenes | Jane Friedman

A strong story opening might introduce your character's normal world, while also making clear the untenable situation they must change.

Teaching Humans : Metawriting

What’s Really New: Last academic year, by remembering that I was teaching humans I was able to engineer a soft...

Focus Your Writing to Easily Avoid Overwriting - The Writer's Ally™

Sometimes the most important concern when it comes to crafting a manuscript is to focus your writing. To a point we already know that. In fact, we discussed how to focus your writing quite a bit last month in the second installment of our series on overwriting. Specifically we discussed the dangers ..

#24: Introduce Layered Characters to Create Deeper or Changed Meaning Later - Katherine Cowley

TOP FIVE Deep Dive: 5 critical considerations when writing a series

Writing a series is no joke! It's hard enough to write one novel, but 2 or 4 or 8? You're going to want to listen to this list of tips critical to creating a sustainable series.1.     Pick your genre carefully2.     Consider type ..

Why writers need to carry business cards – Inventing Reality Editing Service

We’ve all experienced this before: You want to get hold of someone but don’t know how. You could look them up online and probably find their email and phone number, of course…if only you could remember their name. Every time you try typing in something that seems close, you come up nada.It’s in such..

How to Avoid Writing Cliched Characters in 6 Steps | NY Book Editors

Here's how to create fresh, interesting characters for your story. Also, learn the difference between stereotypes and archetypes.

Mary Oliver’s Advice on Writing – The Marginalian

“Look for verbs of muscle, adjectives of exactitude.”

Writing Exercises: Seven Suggestions for All Skill Levels - Julie Tetel Andresen : Julie Tetel Andresen

love, language, adventure…out of the ordinary

Writing Inspiration: List your values – Inventing Reality Editing Service

Does your writing express who you are or does it present an image of what you want others to believe? You likely won’t be happy with your writing if it’s the latter. List at least three values – that is, three ethical principles – that you hold most dear. Do you see those values portrayed in…

This Is Why You Hated the Ending to That Book – A Writer's Path

Too many times, I have found myself trapped in book discussions with people who do not seem to grasp the concept of writing to the emotions. Maybe at some point in my five years of studying English at the undergraduate level I missed something about the purpose behind writing books. Writing can info..

18 Experts Share Their Submissions Pet Peeves - Bang2write

B2W rounded up literary agents, TV showrunners, script readers and book editors to share their submissions pet peeves.

How to write your author About page – 8 essential tips

Your author About page is a chance to engage new readers and wow existing fans. But how do you tell your visitors all about yourself in a unique, captivating way?

The Real Reason You NEED to Give Positive Feedback! ~ September C. Fawkes - Editor & Writer

Some people are under the misconception that positive feedback is only there to stroke the writer's self-esteem and ego. That's completely wrong.