Book Coach Corner: Book Coaching 101
…not being compensated, the writer is fighting for attention and quality input. Plus, the feedback provided is often not structured, so the comments lead to chaos and angst for the…
…not being compensated, the writer is fighting for attention and quality input. Plus, the feedback provided is often not structured, so the comments lead to chaos and angst for the…
…such, this column will give you a handful of books, movies, and podcasts that are enjoyable enough to qualify as entertainment, yet still expand your base of literary knowledge. The…
…Big 5 publishing houses have spent decades cultivating connections within the literary community, which they use to promote their authors and their books, and usually have big budgets to back…
…filling. Pre-Writing Task #3: Know Your Character Backstory: you will not know how your character will act and react unless you know them inside and out. Build a solid backstory…
…killer romance. Plant the soles of your Jimmy Choo’s on the floor and wiggle your backside. Let’s do the “Happy Dance.” Why? Keep this on the hush-hush, but romance writers…
…home room.) None of this to say writing for change is a bad idea. Where we would be without books like Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring that changed people’s minds about…
…is a serious business. Can its history be rendered in comics? Of course, my feelings weren’t really that mixed. As a long-time fan of comedy and an avid reader and…
…and Build Your Community. Write with Focus 1. Motivation – You need to learn how to motivate yourself, to flip the switch on your creativity, without using any special props…
…the plot into their own hands and scheme to devise happy endings for themselves (it should come as no surprise that I prefer tragedies to comedies). So, how do you…
…#1 tip for writers. About Ana Maria Spagna Ana Maria Spagna is the author of Uplake: Restless Essays of Coming and Going (University of Washington Press, 2018) and several previous…