by Erica Vetsch, Erica Vetsch on Facebook Watching the market and trends in fiction is a good discipline for a writer to learn. Being familiar with what is out there …
How I Wrote a Novel in Two Weeks
by Melissa Tagg, @Melissa_Tagg Something a little crazy happened last year. Or a LOT crazy. I wrote a full-length novel (we’re talking 98,000 words by the time all was said …
Iconic Tales in Your Novel
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell The sword in the stone. “As you wish.” Tilting at windmills. “Luke, I’m your father.” The wife in the attic. “It’s alive!” An arrow punctures his …
Why 70% of Writers Don’t Send in Their Manuscripts
by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart My good friend Jane asked me a question the other day and after I responded to her I realized it might be a good subject …
Confessions of a Writer Who Started Young
by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong Writers are the opposite of athletes, they get better with age. -Aaron Sorkin I sold my first story to a national magazine when I was …