by Rachel D. Russell, @RDRussellWrites The further into a book’s first draft, the more you’ll see placeholders like WHOBODY, MRS.STOREOWNER, or HEROSDADNAME. You know, super fancy placeholders when I don’t have time …
Writing During Quarantine
Call it what you want: shelter-in-place, quarantine, cronacation… no matter what you call it, we are home. Home should be a dream to all writers, after all, now we have …
When Your Manuscript’s Prognosis Feels Poor
by Becca Kinzer, @BeccaKinzer After I began working as a critical care nurse, it didn’t take long to come to grips with the fact some patients weren’t going to make it. What …
Refusing to Dance with Doubt
by Beth K. Vogt, @bethvogt At my high school senior prom, my friend Chuck asked me to dance. I declined. Ten years later, at our class reunion, Chuck asked me to …
5 Ways One-Star Reviews Can Help You to Become a Better Writer
by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan One star. Wow. My breath caught in my throat and heat crawled across my cheeks as I read the reviewer’s words that expressed her displeasure after …