5 Tips for Getting the Book Cover You Love (Or at Least Can Get Behind)
Five tips from Kimi Eisele on working towards a book cover you can feel good about, including research, communication, and a mock up.
Summer Weather Upon Us? Bring On the Retronyms!
Summer can be a slow season for writers. Caren Lissner takes the chance to talk about all the retronyms we use during the summer months and why we use them.
Fighting Overwhelm with Practical Steps: A Book Review
In her review of ‘Overwhelmed Writer Rescue,’ by Colleen M. Story, Andrea Johnson shares key takeaways for writers on staying organized and motivated.
How to Write When Life is Sad and Wretched
Life can throw Hefty bags full of garbage at you. So while you’re trying to manage all the rubbish, how do you find the time—and the motivation—to write?
How I Organize My Writing Projects
If you write every day for three years, you generate a lot of material. Ratika Deshpande discusses her strategy for keeping her it all organized.
Finding the Fountain Pen of Youth
There’s a publication opportunity many writers overlook— stories for children and teens. E.J. LeRoy profiles ten organizations that accept work for youth.
A Case for Working a Job You Don’t Love
Office jobs have taken writer Zakiya Kassam out of a constant state of transit—here she offers other benefits to working a job you don’t love.
There’s No Such Thing as a Blog Post
Stephanie Loomis Pappas offers advice on using genre to improve blog ptiches, submitted content, revisions, new writing, and websites.
Chasing Portraits: A Website, a Book, and a Film in Search of Heritage
David Licata interviews Elizabeth Rynecki about researching her great-grandfathers artistic legacy and “Chasing Portraits.”