Guest Posts
The Inspiration Behind the Idea
It can happen in an instant! That swell of energy that has your brain cells sparking like loose cable…
July 2, 2019-
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BestsellersAward-Winning Author Interview with J’Nell Ciesielski
Can you share a little about your recent book? The idea for The Songbird and the Spy came to…
July 1, 2019 -
Writers ChatWriters Chat Recap for June, Part Two
Writers Chat, hosted by Jean Wise, Johnnie Alexander, and Bethany Jett, is the show where we talk about all…
June 30, 2019 -
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)The Writing Community
March of every year is Brain Injury Awareness Month. It’s a time when brain injury survivors, caregivers, and medical…
June 29, 2019 -
Guest Posts
10 Super-Productive Time Management Tips for Authors
As an author or freelance writer, working for yourself means you have so much more freedom than the average…
June 28, 2019 -
Writing for YAYA Slang in Writing
Every once in a while, on one of my writers’ lists or on facebook, someone will want to know…
June 27, 2019 -
Novelists UnwindNovelists Unwind Interviews Jill Kemerer and Natalie Walters
Jill Kemerer, a Publishers Weekly best-selling author, loves cowboys! Though Jill grew up in Michigan and now lives in…
June 26, 2019 -
Blogging BasicsWhat is Your Blogging Style?
Do you post pictures in your blog or only use text? Are you using embedded video? Can your reader…
June 24, 2019 -
Romancing Your StoryDoes Today’s Romance Have to be Formulaic?
Romance used to be so formulaic—boy meets girl, they fall in love, something threatens their relationship, but in the…
June 23, 2019 -
The Picky PenPunctuation Series: How to Edit En Dashes
In the world of grammar and punctuation, there are three types of dash (hyphen, en dash, and em dash).…
June 22, 2019 -
History in the MakingHistorical Fiction Basics and Top Ten Time Periods
Those of us who write Historical Fiction are drawn to re-imagining the past and reconstructing times gone by. History…
June 20, 2019 -
Mystery/Thriller/SuspenseHow Dark Is Your World?
Most Mystery/Suspense/Thriller stories are set in the real world, but the realities of that world cover a wide spectrum…
June 17, 2019 -
Mastering Middle GradeStaying the Course – Interview with Author KA Cummins
As an occasional reader of speculative fiction, I had seen the name KA Cummins in Havok Magazine. She is…
June 16, 2019 -
Writers Chat
Writers Chat Recap for June, Part 1
Writers Chat, hosted by Jean Wise, Johnnie Alexander, and Bethany Jett, is the show where we talk about all…
June 15, 2019 -
Magazine and FreelanceInterviewing – An Article Writer’s Best Tool
One of the greatest tool we have as article writers is the interview. You do not necessarily have to…
June 14, 2019 -
Guest Posts
How Working at a Marketing Agency Has Helped My Writing
When I tell people that I make my living writing, they don’t typically think of web content for lawyers…
June 13, 2019 -
Writer EncouragementFilters. Ever wonder why they’re important?
Basically, every filter I can think of has a main purpose: Keeping junk out. Recently my husband and I…
June 11, 2019 -
The AfterwordHow Stories Cross – or Create – Borders
How do stories help us respect and cross borders of identity, place, and culture? And once we’ve crossed a…
June 10, 2019 -
The Intentional WriterHow to Help Your Creativity Thrive
Creativity doesn’t just happen. It’s not some inherent talent that some are blessed with and others are not. Creativity…
June 8, 2019 -
Fantasy-Sci-FiThe Desires Behind Your Character’s Desires
When he reaches for the cookie his eyes aren’t on the cookie but on his mom in the other…
June 7, 2019 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's LifePrior Planning and Preparation?
Has an event ever “snuck up on you” and you did not feel prepared for it? I have attended…
June 6, 2019 -
ScreenwritingLights, Camera, Action
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been creative most of your life. For myself, I grew up as an…
June 4, 2019 -
Guest Posts
9 Ways to Squeeze More Writing Into Your Day
Writing takes up a lot of time, and time is our most precious commodity. If you’re struggling to fit…
June 3, 2019 -
Guest Posts
A Writer’s Legacy
As a writer, we’ll leave behind our work. Our written words, either in print or on a blog. In…
June 1, 2019 -
Writers Chat
Writers Chat Recap or May, Part 2
Writers Chat, hosted by Jean Wise, Johnnie Alexander, and Bethany Jett, is the show where we talk about all…
May 31, 2019