Writing
Take Your Writing Seriously
Articles“What I find hard about writing,” Nora Ephron said, “is the writing.” There’s a difference between writing and typing....
CONTINUE READING →4 Ideas for Ending Book Chapters So Readers Will Kill to Know What Happens Next
ArticlesGood book chapters are like bad treasure maps. They will lure you in. They will lead you through uncharted...
CONTINUE READING →How to Plan a Story
ArticlesA truth: the planning of the story continues until the last galley is ripped from your hands and the...
CONTINUE READING →Fact or Fiction? How Novelists Can Blend Factual Research with Creative Storytelling
ArticlesReaders who have some passing knowledge of literature might be startled when in reading The Three Musketeers they encounter a passage...
CONTINUE READING →This day in 1918: The Battle for Saint-Etienne, France
ArticlesThe United States declared war on Germany on April 1, 1917. Germany had offered to return Texas and the...
CONTINUE READING →How to Find Your Writing Voice for Fiction: Tips from Novelists and Other Fiction Writers
ArticlesYou may have heard the expression “writing voice” or “writer’s voice.” Perhaps an editor has even told you that...
CONTINUE READING →Writing Your First Novel: Five Fundamentals for Your Path to the Pulitzer
ArticlesAutumn is the season when word processors develop twitches in keyboards. Writers emerge from summers abroad, agents hunger for...
CONTINUE READING →Jack Woodville London Talks About Learning to Write by Reading and Becoming an Instructor
ArticlesBy Judy Rose, Contributing Editor Jack Woodville London’s voice is that of a southern gentleman. Smooth. His life transitions...
CONTINUE READING →In Honor of Veterans on Three Fronts: 1918 — Year of Battle at Home and Abroad
ArticlesVery few people today know anyone who was involved in World War I. Fewer still have heard of the...
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