Working with an Outline
One of the best skills I ever learned as an author was to work with an outline.
Writing Tips
Guest Post: The Parts of Naming Your Main Character
What to call your main character?
Guest Post: My Adventures in Query Land Pt. 2
I was ready to start querying.
Guest Post: My Adventures in Query Land Pt. 1
By March 2020, I’d been working on my novel for two and a half years, and I thought it was ready to take out into the world.
Guest Post: What Publishers Want
After 28 years of teaching writing, having evaluated over a 1,000 manuscripts, and having had 16 myself published by traditional publishers, I have found that ‘what you need’ can be distilled down to four main points.
Resources for Writers in Need of Inspiration
Have you been in the writing game for a while but seem to have found yourself in a bit of a slump?
Guest Post: A Perspective on ‘Write What You Know’
My protagonist, Kenora Tedesco, is not your typical Toronto private investigator. She’s mixed-race and has always identified as Black.
Writing Tips from Best-Selling Authors
We could all use a little inspiration sometimes.
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Self-Publishing an eBook
Gone are the days of sending in manuscripts to an obscene number of publishers, only to be rejected time and time again.
Tips and Tricks for Overcoming Writer’s Block
Overcoming writer’s block is as simple as taking a few simple steps to refresh and regroup before moving forward.