writing craft

  1. Building a Writing Life: start a writing habit, find time to write, discover your process and commit to your writing dreams

    Building a Writing Life: start a writing habit, find time to write, discover your process and commit to your writing dreams

    Do you want to write but have no idea where to begin? Building a Writing Life is the beginner writer’s guide you’ve been looking for!
  2. Sandy Lender

    Grief Writing

    I don't remember which tortured soul said this, but someone told the world that artists create their best when they're in pain. This past week, I lost a dear pet water turtle who had been with me since she was a mere quarter-size hatchling in 1988. She went to college with me, stayed with me...
  3. Romance Writers Win: Plan for Publication

    Romance Writers Win: Plan for Publication

    Romance Writers Win demonstrates how to create dynamite titles and memorable characters. It covers plotting and defines disparate damsels. You’ll discover what not to do and how to make your heroes gleam. Finalize your publication plans by understanding how to go about selling your book.
  4. Write Gritty Villains: Character Development for Fiction

    Write Gritty Villains: Character Development for Fiction

    Find inspiration for creating a villain your readers will remember. Explore ways a villain justifies his actions. Follow easy to recognize examples of personalities based on celebrity and criminal public images. Now is the time to create that mastermind villain with Write Gritty Villains!
  5. The Young Adult Writer's Journey

    The Young Adult Writer's Journey

    Book Trailer for The Young Adult Writer's Journey by Janet Schrader-Post and Elizabeth Fortin-Hinds, an encyclopedia for YA writers.