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Do You Need an MFA to Write a Novel?
A long-held belief continues to pervade emerging writers’ thinking: if you want to become a writer, earning an…
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Can’t Stop Editing Your Novel While Writing? Try Handwriting.
by Jenna Kalinsky. What people have enjoyed in recent years from leaning more and more heavily on typing rather…
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Why Reading About Writing Craft Makes You a Better Writer
Not all works on writing craft are the same, but every one is valuable for what insights and opportunities…
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3 Questions to Ask Your Characters Before You Start Writing Them
When you’re working in fiction and memoir, asking yourself 3 questions before you start writing your characters enables…
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Our Stories Keep Us Alive: Why Writers Must Write
Human beings are made up of stories. Our experiences, our bodies, and our daily actions are one great evolving…
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Why This Non-Profit Founder Wrote a Business Book for Writer Parents
Milda De Voe is the Founder and Executive Director of Pen Parentis, a non-profit organization for writers who are…
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An Investment That Pays Off: A Business Owner’s Experience Writing Her First Business Book
If you’ve said to yourself, I’d write my business book if only I had more time, more energy, or…
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On Creating Mixed-Race, Fashion-Forward, and Full-of-Adolescent-Angst Characters: the Importance of Seeing Ourselves in YA Novels
by Carrie Rosten. When Random House published my YA novel Chloe Leiberman (Sometimes Wong) in 2005, mixed-race characters didn’t…
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Ready to Grow Your Business? Write a Business Book
When Shark Tank’s Lori Greiner said entrepreneurs are “the only people who work 80 hour weeks to avoid working…
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How to Keep Creative When You Can’t Write
When life hands you less time, more stress, and the inability to write, you can reduce your frustration by…
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