How to Query a Book Like a Pro
Photo by Anne-Onyme on Pixabay Literary agents offer an incredible service to serious writers. Their whole job is to do all the footwork to find a publisher that’s willing to get your book out into...
Pen Names Still Hide Great Female Writers
Image by Wanda Thibodeaux on Canva These days, one of the most popular sayings is “Come on, it’s [year].” The implication is that equality and tolerance have made leaps and bounds from the past. In...
The Writer’s Hidden Roles
Photo by Pexels on Pixabay "Back in the day,” writers might have been able to "write what they know" solely based on their everyday experience. Now, though, most writers can't take such a leisurely approach...
Not Just a Writer
Image created by Wanda Thibodeaux on Canva Recently, I had a friend of mine tell me how lucky I am that I am "just a writer". Yes, she said “just.” My friend meant well in...
Getting Feedback Is Hard. Here’s How to Make It Easier
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash If I ate a donut for every time I'd heard someone tell me how important getting feedback is for writers and other professionals, I'd look a lot like Violet in Willy Wonka,...
How to Choose Which Stories or Articles to Write
Image by chenspec on Pixabay I could just be a freak about this, but the number of things I want to write in articles or books is getting longer than Santa’s Naughty-and-Nice list. If I...
How to Use Automation in Writing Without Sacrificing Originality
Image by mohamed_hassan on Pixabay In a previous article, I talked about my disdain for using artificial intelligence to produce writing content. In that piece, I tried to stress that, although AI can support writers,...
Providing “Value” on Social Media: What I Learned This Week
Image created by Wanda Thibodeaux on Canva It used to be that writers had lots of help marketing themselves, simply because publishers knew that good marketing meant more money in their own pockets. Want to...
