Reading Time: 6 minutes Writing a non-fiction novel can be an exciting yet daunting undertaking. You have the opportunity to delve into a topic you are passionate about in extreme detail. You have the opportunity to share what you find fascinating about the subject. You also have the large responsibility of telling an intriguing tale while still remaining loyal … Read More
Entrepreneurial Advice for Writers and Authors with Disabilities
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you’d love to write for a living, your disability shouldn’t prevent you from pursuing a career as a writing entrepreneur. In fact, writers and authors with disabilities can hugely benefit from entrepreneurship — as this type of lifestyle allows you to work from home, set your own schedule, and design a working environment that … Read More
5 Ways to Kickstart your Writing with Prompts and Quickwrites
Reading Time: 6 minutes Writing prompts are tools found in abundance in the writing world. There are hundreds of prompt generators and character creators to be found all over the web. However, when working through our novels, poetry anthologies, or short stories, we can skip over quick-writing as a tool of inspiration when so focused on our larger works. … Read More
5 Tips for Writing Captivating Dialogue
Reading Time: 6 minutes Theoretically, dialogue should be simple to write. We talk to several people daily, we form our own conversations, and we listen to discussions all around us. With so many real life examples, shouldn’t it be easy to craft written dialogue that sounds as good as spoken conversation? Unfortunately, it isn’t always that easy. Dialogue in … Read More
6 Tips to Keep your Side Characters from Falling to the Sidelines
Reading Time: 6 minutes Every good novel has a fascinating and relatable protagonist. The best novels pair their protagonists with a cast of intriguing side characters. While they may not be the stars of your show, side characters are so important for world building, plot development, and the character growth of your protagonist. Despite their importance, it can be … Read More
8 Tips for Fighting Off Persistent Writer’s Block
Reading Time: 6 minutes Writer’s block. That familiar frustrating feeling of putting your pen to the page just to find out the words aren’t flowing. Sometimes you’re lucky enough to only battle it for a day, while other times it can plague you for a week or longer. If you need help getting out of a persistent blockage, check … Read More
7 Tips for Crafting Effective Foreshadowing
Reading Time: 7 minutes Foreshadowing. Every good story has it, but not every author feels comfortable writing it. When done correctly, this literary element has a mesmerizing, suspenseful effect, but when done incorrectly, it can be confusing, misleading, or too direct. Finding the balance between too subtle and too revealing can a challenge for any writer. If you struggle … Read More
Sentence Length and Paragraph Size— Is it all Personal Preference?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Sentences and paragraphs make up the bread and butter of your writing. It’s what your readers will encounter over and over again. Sentence and paragraph length often hallmark writers and become the first thing that stands out about their writing. When you’ve written enough, you’ll tend to find certain structures comfortable. Today we’ll go under … Read More
8 Ways to Structure a Chapter
Reading Time: 6 minutes Gutting an entire chapter can bring relief or dread. Relief because it allows a fresh start. Dread from the feeling of hours spent writing without progress. Though there’s no way to prevent cutting an entire chapter—it’s a natural part of writing—planning ahead helps avoid it. Today we’re going to cover eight ways to structure a … Read More
6 Tips to Write a Hook that will Ensnare Your Readers
Reading Time: 6 minutes Your book is your product, and like any great product, you’ve got to show it off, describe it, and relate it to your customer quickly if you have any hope of getting it off the shelves and into your customer’s shopping cart. No, we’re not talking about book-signings, posters, and other external marketing. You need … Read More