By Carrie L. Weston, @carrieallbooks Grammar? Ugh. Many writers–in spite of their love of writing–hate the burden of writing according to standardized rules of grammar. I hesitated to select this …
Quick Scene Spruce-Ups
by Melissa Tagg, @Melissa_Tagg All right, tell me I’m not the only one who has ever been bored by one of her own scenes? Like, you’ve printed out your snazzy …
Advantages of Critique Groups
By Dana R. Lynn, @DanaRLynn I submitted my first book to an editor in 2013 through the So You Think You Can Write contest by Harlequin. I freely admit I …
Abandon Hopefully All Ye Who Enter Here
By Suzy Taylor Oakley, @oakleysuzyt One of the first things I noticed when I entered the newsroom at my college paper was a sign taped to the wall near our …
Writing Coaches: What We Do and How We Can Help
by Christina Miller, @CLMillerbooks Growing up as a book girl in a family of teachers and coaches of every sport that existed in rural, redneck southern Indiana, I never dreamed …