Complexity Comes from Conflict
© 2025 Jessica R. Patch What makes a novel complex, and how do you as a writer create it to make a compelling story? Many times, an author chooses one…
Writing Characters with a Physical Disability
© 2025 Joan M. Borton The increased representation of people with disabilities in ads, television, movies, and books is encouraging. But some characters’ actions or words are contradictory to their…
Why Audiobooks?
January 2025 Why Audiobooks?© 2025 Karen Busler Have you ever considered having your literary masterpiece performed into an audiobook? I say “performed” because it’s not just reading words out loud.…
Why Every Author Needs a Business Coach
Why Every Author Needs a Business Coach (And No, It's Not Just for CEO Types) © 2024 DeeDee Lake So, you’ve written a book—woohoo! 🎉 But now comes the tricky…
Imposter Syndrome, Get Out of My Head!
© 2024 J. J. LeVan Anxious thoughts filled my mind as the cursor hovered over the SEND button. My hopes, as well as my manuscript, silently hung on an “attach…
I Want a Book Contract
© 2024 John Riddle How many times have you said those words to yourself? If you are like most writers, at least once or twice. And if you landed a…
Writing Tiny Stories with Big Impact: An Introduction to Microfiction
© 2024 Katie Martin I was sitting one day, phone in hand, and my thumb hovered over the Instagram icon. Something inside me said: There has to be a better…
How to Imagine a Realistic Writing Schedule
© 2024 Linda Lyle Imagine, if you will, the perfect schedule for writing. Do you have that image in your mind? Maybe you imagine a distraction-free day with nothing to…
Sorrow and Joy
SORROW - Marylane is retiring as codirector of Write Life Workshops. Tracy Crump and Marylane Wade Koch presented their first workshop on writing for Chicken Soup for the Soul to…