You should want to sing “the end” from the rooftops, not vomit in the sand between the back of a portaloo and someone’s million-dollar Cape Cod-style McMansion.
The why factor tells reader things about your characters. Readers learn who people, and they connect more deeply with the story, such as in “The Gift of the Magi” when writers show instead of tell.
Copyediting programs help editors (and writers) work smarter, not harder. These are the best five programs that I’ve found (and used) for editors who are also Mac users.
Reading about writing improves your ability to write well. These are 12 of the best books for writers that have helped me grow as a fiction and a nonfiction author.
You’ve written a book—now what? Should you traditionally publish or self-publish? Read this overview to help you decide what path’s best for you and your book.
Stop letting writers block keep you from finishing your novel by using outlines. K.M. Weiland’s Outlining Your Novel is a resource useful to all aspiring authors.
The best writing technology is no technology; notebooks safeguard your ideas and help you produce more focused and organized, and better-developed first drafts.