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I had some bad news a while ago, and I need to write something like this to keep my mind off of it, so here’s this. Enjoy. Okay, let’s do a better introduction. Today I wanted to talk [...]

Today we have a video that includes a vlog which you can watch here. (It can also work as a podcast; that’s how I filmed it, haha.) When you’re super busy, it can be hard to find time to [...]

I’m a proud self-published author and will probably continue to be for the rest of my life! I love the control it gives me over every element of my book—from final decisions about plot and [...]

Does your novel deserve a sequel? That’s a tough question to answer. As fiction writers, I think we’d most often like the answer to be: “Yes!” It’s hard to let go of [...]

Sometimes I think that writers have the lowest self-esteem of any creature on this planet. We constantly judge ourselves. We second-guess word choices, plot lines, even calling ourselves a [...]

  We’ve all struggled with it. Character naming. There’s nothing quite so tortuous as this monster (except perhaps book-titling, but that’s not what we’re talking about today). You want your [...]

Hi, guys! Today I’m going to be hosting another guest post. I’m really excited to introduce Sarah of Riding for Jesus with her guest post, “Five Secrets to Writing [...]

Hi y’all! Well, CutePolarBear, who comments here often, has asked me to write a post about Createspace. She just wanted some basic info, but … yeah, I’m gonna go overboard. [...]

Today I will have a few tips on writing a middle. I was inspired by Liv (who suggested this post) and Cora, who started the blog tag To Write or Not to Write and nominated me. To find out more [...]

Now, I’ve never really had problems with starting novels. Finishing them, yes, definitely. Starting them … not so much. It’s actually one of my worst habits, novel-starting. But [...]