- Jan 24, 2022
Crazy Eights - Plot, Protagonist, & Platitudes
So, you’ve typed The End on the last page of your manuscript and you’re feeling mighty proud. Wine glasses up, (milk glasses for under...
- Jan 21, 2022
You Had Me at Hello
The first sentence of your book is your first hello-wave to an agent or reader. It must be as kickass as you can make it. Your opening...
- Jan 17, 2022
Building Characters from the Toes Up
From perfectly pedicured toes to the top of sleekly coifed hair, physical appearance is a reasonable step for a writer to take when...
- Jan 14, 2022
Stop Spitting Nails and Turn Off the Waterworks - Famous Books and the Authors Who Were Rejected
Are you sending out queries, but getting no responses? Maybe you’re one of the fortunate ones who’ve passed the query sniff test, and...
- Jan 12, 2022
Meet Bobby Cassidy
Bobby Cassidy began his career writing about sports in 1987. He was a reporter for The Ring magazine, the world's foremost boxing...
- Jan 10, 2022
Beating the Winter Writing Blues
If you’re in a winter writing slump I’ve got inspiration on tap. Writers are like snowflakes; all different, all beautiful in our own...
- Jan 7, 2022
Aspiring Authors Can Crush It On Social Media
You shy? So was I. But bashful, reluctant, wannabe authors can crush it on social media. If your goal is to become a published author...
- Jan 5, 2022
Meet Luciano Sabatini
Luciano Sabatini, PhD, is an adjunct professor at Hofstra University where he teaches graduate courses in bereavement and group...