Tag: writing-tips

• Unusual methods for better writing, part 3: video game play-throughs

  November 16, 2023

  Sometimes it takes an unusual source of inspiration to kick that stubborn writer’s block to the curb. Check out the third in a series of articles sharing weird ways to improve your writing craft. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been writing; every creative struggles with a mental… Read More

• 4 writing lessons from Fourth Wing

  November 6, 2023

  Have you picked up one of the hottest fantasy novels to hit the shelves this year? Or are you already waiting in line for its highly anticipated sequel? Here are four things Rebecca Yarros nailed in Fourth Wing that can help you improve your own writing. On this,… Read More

• 6 tips to master your book pitch

  November 2, 2023

  Have you ever been asked to summarize your book on the spot? Are you hoping to pitch your book to potential agents and publishers? This article shares six things that authors need to master in order to deliver an effective pitch. I finished drafting a manuscript in September.… Read More

• 5 writing conference takeaways

  October 23, 2023

  Writing conferences are important and beneficial for several reasons, whether you’re looking to network, improve your craft, browse new releases, get feedback, or even pitch a book. Here are five things I learned throughout the two-day LDSPMA 2023 conference that we attended in Orem, Utah. I’m a huge… Read More

• How to start self-editing your book

  October 12, 2023

  Perhaps one of the most terrifying moments of being an author is the day after you’ve finished the first draft of your manuscript. The story is there, or at least, the bare bones of it. But now you’ve got to clean it up and make it as powerful… Read More

• Unusual methods for better writing, part 1: Google Slides outlines

  August 28, 2023

  Sometimes it takes an unusual source of inspiration to kick that stubborn writer’s block to the curb. Check out the first in a series of articles sharing weird ways to improve your writing craft. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been writing; every creative struggles with a mental… Read More

• The thing that changed my writing

  March 13, 2023

  We’ve all been there at some point as writers: staring in horror at the blinding vastness of a pearly white page, swearing we could hear the ticking taunts of the second hand with every flash of the cursor. The beginning of a story that hadn’t yet been written.… Read More