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We’ve now come to the point in the process that can be the scariest for many authors: sharing the book that they’ve been toiling on for so long with actual other human beings. For some, this will just be a back and forth with their editor. For others, as we talked...

Hello again all of you lovely readers, some of whom may now be writers as well! If you participated in National Novel Writing Month in November, no matter how many words you got through, you should absolutely take a deep bow and give yourself a huge round of applause....

While perusing your local bookshop, reading a wonderfully unique novel, or scanning the “Also By” page of a book by one of your favorite authors, you’ve doubtlessly been struck with the same question at least once: How do they get all of their ideas? It’s seriously...

I am a history junkie. I love history, and, in the past, I have been known to get lost in my research to the detriment of my novel writing. I’d chase details down a rabbit hole and become lost in a different world, like Alice in Wonderland. In wide-eyed wonderment,...

Hello lovely readers, If you took the leap last week to try to write a book during NaNoWriMo, we bet you’re already feeling a tad bit fatigued. Whether you’re a seasoned author who already writes fast or someone who is trying this whole writing thing out for the first...

This one is for all the people who experience dread when their peers start talking about NaNoWriMo. I used to abhor the entire affair, which is ironic because few things motivate me better than competition with myself. As a child, I used to set summer reading goals to...

Last time we met with our group of savvy writers, they told us a little bit about how they made time for writing and turned their dreams of being authors into a reality. This time we’re diving a little more into their processes and how they handle that frightful foe,...

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is an exhilarating challenge where writers from all over the world aim to write 50,000 words, or a full novel, during the month of November. The key to success in NaNoWriMo is preparation, something that can get to be a little...

To continue our Behind the Quill series, we are immensely pleased to announce that we have our own little panel of beloved and highly-experienced authors here to answer YOUR questions about writing: Jill Barnett, Kari Lee Harmon, Willa Blair, and Jaclyn Reding! You...

It’s NaNoWriMo—National Novel Writing Month! Each November, NaNoWriMo helps writers set goals and connect with other writers as they try to complete a 50,000-word manuscript during this very hectic month. It’s free to participate, and many experienced writers act as...