I am currently working on a first-ever short story collection comprising 13 (possibly up to 18 short stories including four that have been previously published and the rest are original. The publishing credits were from old anthologies (201...
December 21, 2018, by Jem The Legend of Winter Sure, humility’s a pretty thing but ugly it becomes when in the way of the truth. Frank honesty thus guides these five-fingered wonders across my keyboard, bidding them to spell out the trues...
I’m often asked how to publish a book. After all, I help writers get published as my day job. And I can tell you it’s as simple or complicated as a writer wishes to make it. In this post, I’m going to share 5 questions to consider in ...
Wow, suddenly we’re only supposed to write goody-two-shoe tales so people only do “good things” after reading our work? We can’t have any “evil” characters and actions in them? No way! That’s lunacy...
December 12, 2018, by Lucy Signs You’re in Your Final Year of University The library has become your second home that you might as well start paying your share of the bills. Talking about the library, your routine is planned to the minute...
I’m currently brainstorming a new project in which the protagonist is bad. Not bad in terms of actions – he isn’t violent or anything – but beliefs. He’s a successful far-right newspaper columnist who makes a g...
ReadWorks is an excellent service that provides teachers with free reading lesson plans. ReadWorks offers lesson plans that can be used in classrooms from Kindergarten through 12th grade. All of the lessons are standards-aligned. And if you...
For first-time authors, the publishing process is often shrouded in mystery. An expert shares an inside look at what goes on behind the scenes—and how to leverage it for future success. Whether you’re currently writing a book, querying ...
Author Michael Lewis of The Big Short, Moneyball and his latest, The Fifth Risk, lays out his formula for immersive nonfiction in this extended Writer’s Digest interview. Whether by luck or an innate synchronicity, Michael Lewis often...
Many writers dream of days they can devote entirely to their craft. But the reality is that working a day job in a field often unrelated to writing is sometimes a financial necessity, especially for new and debut authors. When people learn ...