By Mollie Joy Rushmeyer, @mollierushmeyer I debated calling this “Learn From My Mistakes: How to Avoid a 10,000-Word Trim Down in 72 Hours,” but it seemed a mouthful. But know …
Pruning—Not Just for Plants Anymore
by Andrea Christenson, @AndreaC_Author I was recently talking with a friend about her tomato plants. She described to me the beautiful fruit she’d already harvested. Then she said something even …
Writing a Child Your Reader Won’t Want to Put in Time Out
By Janine Rosche, @janinerosche Kimmy Gibbler. Cousin Oliver. Steve Urkel. Screech Powers. Scut Farkus. Vickie from Small Wonder. Caillou. What feeling do these names awaken in you? Nothing positive, right? …
Using the Seven Deadly Sins in Your Novel
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell At the Box Office, Top Gun: Maverick has grossed the GDP of a small country. How? From touching on themes from, as C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, …
Tips for Series-Writing Beginners
By Susan L. Tuttle, @Susan_Tuttle5 My favorite go-to as a reader is a series. So it was no surprise that when I started writing, my story worlds poured out as …