#WritingTips


  • Do Authors Need a Website? Yes, and Here’s Why It Matters

    Do Authors Need a Website? Yes, and Here’s Why It Matters

    “Do I need an author website?” Yes, you do. And we build them. You don’t need a big author website, and you don’t need an expensive one. For about $68 a year, you can have a clean, professional home on WordPress, one you actually own. No gatekeepers, no middlemen, no wondering where your content went. If…


  • How to Get the Most Out of Critique Groups: A Guest Post by Virginia Watts

    How to Get the Most Out of Critique Groups: A Guest Post by Virginia Watts

    I have participated in quite a few of writing critique groups for many years now, and I can say that the feedback I have received from fellow writers has been critical to my success in publishing my work. It is true that if you remain with the same group over an extended period, there will…


  • Summer Break/Kids/Writing

    Summer Break/Kids/Writing

    If you’re a parent, like I am, you know how kids being off their regular schedules in any way brings a little bit of havoc to adult lives. Maybe it’s sweet havoc, and havoc we cherish, but we’re also trying to write. I want to share with you two things that have helped me when…


  • Learn How To Write A Better Book With Our Reels

    Learn How To Write A Better Book With Our Reels

    Introducing CURRENT MONDAY, I think I seem to be doing on Monday mornings. Each week I discuss a topic related to writing a book. I record the reel live, but you can view it after too. THIS WEEK: Have you ever thought about how dialogue in a story is telling rather than showing? Why is…