The fastest way to fail at writing middle grade fiction is to treat it like “kid stuff” and hope charm covers the craft. Middle-grade readers are [ read more...]
Most advice about writing literary fiction treats readers like a mysterious elite. In practice, readers leave literary novels for the same reasons they leave any novel: [ read more...]
Writing in future tense is a high-wire act, and I only recommend it when you want your reader to feel fate pressing down on every line. [ read more...]
Writing in first person is the fastest way I know to build intimacy on the page, and it is also the fastest way to trap your [ read more...]
Most writing habits fail because they aim at motivation instead of repeatable conditions, and I see it every week in authors who can draft a killer [ read more...]
Most writing goals examples fail because they chase outcomes you can’t control, like “hit the bestseller list” or “write a perfect first draft.” Your career is [ read more...]
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