by Rachel D. Russell, @RDRussellWrites By the time your reader opens your novel, it’s already passed the front cover and back-blurb tests. Next up? Win the reader with a hard-hitting, attention-grabbing, tell-me-more …
The Subconscious–Your Best Problem Solver
by Patricia Bradley, @PTBradley1 We are into Day 4 of 2022, and I’m looking for a better year this time around. But then, I was like everyone else this time last …
Lessons Learned From My First Nanowrimo
by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan In 2004, an online friend introduced me to NaNoWriMo and suggested I try it. Seriously? What kind of person decided to throw a thirty-day writing challenge …
5 Tips for Co-authoring a Book
By Michelle Griep, @MichelleGriep It’s no secret I co-authored a book with my writerly buddy Kelly Klepfer. We had a hootenanny of a time. She’s ridiculous. I’m insane. Win, win, right? …
From a Reformed Pantser
by Hallee Bridgeman, @halleeb I used to be a “panster” – that is: fly by the seat of my pants. I would sit down and type, “Chapter 1,” and that would …




