By Susan L. Tuttle, @Susan_Tuttle5 Setting is a key element in our books. Oftentimes, we research places before we write about them, but once in a while we actually get …
Refilling Your Creativity Bucket
By Janine Rosche, @janinerosche Writer’s block. The empty page. Flat characters. Uninspired scenes. If you’ve been writing for any length of time, you’ve likely experienced one or all of these …
Educate the Author
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell Put down your pen. Give me three months of your best. Why? Your characters are only as brilliant as you. There’s only one way to strengthen …
3 Quick Tips for Fighting Through Writing Discouragement
by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan Recently, a friend confided that she wondered if she was called to write. She’d entered a contest for unpublished writers. When she received her scoresheet, she …
The Seven Deadly Thoughts of Many Indie Authors
by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart As the old adage goes, we don’t know what we don’t know. Or put another way, we often make assumptions because of our lack of …