By Larry Leech @LarryJLeechII Blink. Blink. Blink. Oh, that cursor. That stupid cursor. Mocking me. On a blank Word doc. Blank. Like my mind. On a day that I need to write. Being a full-time freelancer for the past 17 years, my motto has been, “If I don’t work, I…

By Edie Melson @EdieMelson Over the course of my career I have published through big publishers and through smaller, traditional presses. Of course there are differences between what support a big and small publisher provides. But—and we all need to wrap our brains around this one truth—our responsibility as the…

By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam Writing conference season is upon us once again. Maybe you have attended one or two already yourself. While there are some online, the option to meet in person with other writers in real life is a welcome opportunity in this profession. To gather with groups of…

by A.C. Williams @ACW_Author What is the right way to tell a story? If you put ten writing experts in a room and ask them that question, you’ll get thirteen different answers. Writing, and by extension storytelling, is an art, so much of what determines an excellent story can’t be…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites As a child I would hear my babysitter say, “It’s always better to give than receive.” In my head I’d say, yeah but it’s not your chocolate bar your giving away. Even as an adult, no one touches my chocolate without my permission. All kidding aside, …

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Writers self-edit the same way they create a manuscript. They work according to how their brain processes information. The means of perfecting a fiction or nonfiction book involves tweaking and re-tweaking methods until we have produced an outstanding manuscript. Editing always makes our best even better,…