Do authors live within the pages of their books?
A session with S.S. Turner Have you ever read a novel and wondered how much of the author resides within the book’s pages? I know I have....
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- Sep 16, 2022
- 3 min
Why it’s challenging to show rather than tell...
A session with S.S. Turner “Show don’t tell” is one of those pieces of writing advice that’s been quoted so many times the words have...
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- Aug 19, 2022
- 3 min
Staying in Your P.O.V. Lane
A Session with Lynn Voedisch Point of View is something that many readers don’t notice much, but it’s essential that authors still get it...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 2 min
Using a Reader’s Imagination
A session with Lisa King In a past life, I used to study how the brain comprehends and organizes abstract situational knowledge, and...
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- Jul 28, 2022
- 4 min
A Few Words About the Word
A session with Craig Lancaster Several years ago, I would rope my Facebook friends into this weekly crowdsourced writing project called...
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- Jul 26, 2022
- 2 min
The Edit that May Kill You - And Why to Soldier On
A session with Laura Drake I’m writing a women’s fiction. Again. I’m glad I haven’t kept track of how many times I’ve rewritten this one...
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- Jul 21, 2022
- 4 min
Building a Writing Routine
A session with Laura Drake rou·tine /ro͞oˈtēn/ performed as part of a regular procedure rather than for a special reason. Note, I didn’t...
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- Jul 19, 2022
- 6 min
How I Write
A session with Craig Lancaster This is not a résumé. Nearly fourteen years ago, I drafted my first novel in twenty-five days, in manic...
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- Jul 12, 2022
- 2 min
How Does Tone Impact your Writing?
A session with John Yarrow Tone refers to an author’s use of words and writing style to convey his or her attitude towards a topic. Tone...
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- Jun 28, 2022
- 4 min
Writing About Mental Illness
A session with Leora Skolkin-Smith Of the many topics most taboo on a contemporary writer’s plate, mental illness hardly has many...
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- Jun 24, 2022
- 4 min
Writer’s Block Blog
A session with John Yarrow Writer’s Block . . . Hmmm …. What should I write? Every author gets asked, “Do you get writer’s block?” Have...
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- Jun 10, 2022
- 9 min
The Query Letter
A session with Steven Manchester For years—at workshops and writers conferences throughout New England—I’ve worked with hundreds of...
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- Jun 7, 2022
- 3 min
Some Writing Tips from Planet Hot Mess
A session with Lisa King When people ask me what I do, I usually respond with a bumbling stream of consciousness about mothering a...
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