Where We Write… One Stop For Writers
The founders of Writers Helping Writers have created an innovative platform for writers to boost their creativity and enhance their skills set: One Stop For Writers. The creators call it the "library,"...
View ArticleWhy You Should Be Able to State Your Story's Theme in One Sentence
Theme is not your character arc, nor is it the plot or what happens to your character. It's actually the essence that ties those two together. If someone asks you "what is your book about?" you don't...
View ArticleHow to use Active Reading to Become a Better Writer
Authors often discuss how reading improves your writing. However, there’s a big difference between passive and active reading, and if you’re serious about using published novels to improve your writing...
View ArticleWhy Your Ending is as Important as Your Book's Hook
Have you ever been so engrossed in a book that if the ending isn't strong and doesn't resolve all the plot threads, you're disappointed in the whole book? I once read a novel with a deeply engaging...
View ArticleHow to do Copywriting for SEO
SEO is probably one of the least understood online topics period. This doesn’t come as a surprise once you understand just how often search engines such as Google adjust and calibrate their ranking...
View ArticleWhat Margaret Atwood Taught Me About Writing Outside Your Genre
Margaret Atwood recently wrote an essay titled "Margaret Atwood on What The Handmaid's Tale Means in the Age of Trump" that caught my eye. There has been a swarm of interest around the book thanks to...
View Article15 Productivity Apps to Help Keep Your Writing Goals on Track
It doesn’t matter if you’re the most prolific writer in the world, distractions and writer’s block can get the best of all of us at some point or another.
View ArticleThe Writer’s Bundle: An Amazing Offer Available Only From April 3-6, 2017!
$1,667 of Writing Resources for $99The Writer’s Bundle: An Amazing Offer Available Only From April 3-6, 2017!
View ArticleStop Researching & Get Writing!
Researching can be fun. No, seriously. If you're writing about a new topic for a blog post or an interesting subject for a work of fiction, it's the details that help your writing ring true.Some...
View ArticleHow to Write Multiple Points of View
When you’re starting a new story, determining POV is a very important choice. Writing from multiple POVs can be frustrating and confusing for readers if it’s not handled well, so you need to have a...
View ArticleHow to Write the ‘Other’ (Without Being a Jerk)
It was during a Guardian webchat last year that one of my favourite authors, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, offered no-nonsense words of advice to an aspiring writer that rather stopped me in my tracks. The...
View ArticleGender Neutral Pronoun Consistency—Is This Still a Thing?
How many times have you written a sentence using a gender-neutral antecedent (the word a pronoun replaces) and stumbled? Which pronoun do you use—he or she?The student may borrow whichever book he (or...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Facebook Groups for Writers
Sometimes as I sit at my desk in a remote corner of the house, writing my soul out on the page, I need the company of other writers. Someone who understands how I can both crave and loath this quiet...
View ArticleWhat is the Most Important Copywriting Skill to Master?
There are a lot of essential skills to master if you are going to write effective copy. I don't want to downplay the importance good writing, proper grammar, thorough research, and SEO optimization,...
View ArticleHave Your Written Your Story's 'Mirror Moment' Yet?
I recently came across a book by James Scott Bell that lays out an interesting premise about something he calls the 'mirror moment'.It's Bell's theory that there is a single moment in the middle of the...
View ArticleMaintaining Focus While Writing: A Review of the Freedom App
Do you get distracted easily when writing? Do you check Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram when your writing slows down or you reach a difficult section?
View ArticleHave You Written Your Story's 'Mirror Moment' Yet?
I recently came across a book by James Scott Bell that lays out an interesting premise about something he calls the 'mirror moment'.Bell's theory is that there is a single moment in the middle of the...
View ArticleA Letter from Roald Dahl: "Eschew All Those Beastly Adjectives."
When a student wrote to Roald Dahl in 1980 asking for help on his thesis, he received this rather curt letter in reply. We think it's wonderful.
View ArticleHow to Write a Killer Transition
How do you move your reader smoothly between ideas in your content or from scene to scene in your novel? With killer transitions that connect and unify your writing as a whole.What is a Transition?...
View Article15 Best Content Marketing Blogs to Follow
How do you stay abreast of the latest, greatest information about content marketing? We put together a list of our top 15 content marketing blogs you need to start following.
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