THE AUTHOR WHEEL WISDOM: Write Faster with Brain Dumps and Pomodoros
By Greta Boris // Two cool tools to help you get into the flow are brain dumps and Pomodoros. While Megan’s greatest challenge is often finding the time to write Continue reading
Category: Craft
MARISSA’S TAKE ON: Craft Books on the Writing Life
By Marissa Dunham // This column reviews books on how to write. The books I will be reviewing today I wouldn’t classify as how-to books, as such. These books will Continue reading
EASY EDITS: Is Alright Ever All Right?
By DeAnna Cameron // Many writers use alright or all right in their manuscripts without ever giving it a second thought, and why should they? Both versions convey the same Continue reading
THE WRITING WORKSHOP: Where to Start the Story
By Andrea Lewis // When opening a book/short story/narrative, we put a lot of thought into the first pages, doing our best to capture the attention of our readers. Beyond Continue reading
THE AUTHOR WHEEL WISDOM: Get in the Flow and Write Faster
By Greta Boris // Time is money—you’ve heard that a few times, I’m sure. Well, never is it more true than in the writing world. Each book, each short story, Continue reading
MARISSA’S TAKE ON: Writing Craft Books for Deep Thinkers
By Marissa Dunham // Psychology, philosophy, history, and language are all intermixed within the writing process. Our job as writers is to sift through what works and what doesn’t. I’ve Continue reading
THE WRITING WORKSHOP: The Zoom Baby: A Book Born, Developed, and Published Entirely Over Online Meetings
By Andrea Lewis // When a group of writers put their minds and might into a project, it will come to life: The Lake Forest Writers’ Roundtable, which has been Continue reading
EASY EDITS: Start Your Own Writer’s Style Guide
By DeAnna Cameron // Remember when we talked about style guides and how they can help writers improve the quality of their manuscripts? Have you started one for yourself yet? Continue reading
MARISSA’S TAKE ON: Reviewing Your First Writing Craft Book
By Marissa Dunham // This column reviews books on the craft of writing. The series began in 2020 with books that sparked imagination and sought to answer questions about craft, Continue reading
EASY EDITS: Exceptions to the Possessive Rules
By DeAnna Cameron // Last month, we covered how to properly create possessive words with an apostrophe, and those rules apply most of the time. Sometimes there are exceptions, though. Continue reading