by Katherine Reay, @Katherine_Reay You’ve finished your manuscript and you’re ready to write that one page of perfection, your query letter to that ideal agent — in hopes that agent will request …
Take a Tip from Stan
by Andrea Christenson, @AndreaC_Author My sweet father-in-law, Stan, recently passed away. As a self professed Jack-of-all-trades he was often called upon by his children and others to help with …
How To Finish That Half-Written Manuscript
by Heidi McCahan, @HeidiMcCahan We’ve all got ‘em—stories we just had to write until we flamed out somewhere in the murky middle. Now that unfinished manuscript taunts us when we …
Creating Strong Sentences
by Hallee Bridgeman, @halleeb As I type this, I’m doing a thorough self-edit to the three books I have due to my publisher on September 1 st. One thing I do …
Why Writers Need Rest…and Five Ways to Get it
By Courtney Walsh, @courtney_walsh “The daily grind” is aptly named for a reason. We wake up and grind it out—the workout, the lunch-making, the sending kids off to school, the …




