by ARHuelsenbeck If you are a reader, you should write book reviews. It will help you remember the books you’ve read, and whether they

by Laura Peters Writing is more than just a passion for some people. For them, it is their career, it is their whole life, and it is som

by Ryan Lanz “As a writer, I am just an actor in a play, telling a story that needs to be told.” -Rita Webb I hate memorizing lines

by ARHuelsenbeck What is a manifesto? When I read about writing, one term that often comes up is the writer’s manifesto. That word send

Signing with a traditional publisher is worth the time and sweat it takes to be accepted.

When I was younger I was absolutely terrified of failure. A lot of times I wouldn’t even try to get out and do things because I didn’t want

Everyone wants to be a writer. Not just any kind of writer, either. A successful writer. Everyone wants their name on the New York Times bes

Everyone writes, often because they have to. If you’ve fallen in love with writing for pleasure, it’s easy to forget you don’t have to stick

One of the most interesting, albeit difficult things a writer can do is create a story that allows a reader to actually experience what the

There’s a lot you can fix in a first draft. It’s why they’re first drafts. You can focus on character, world building, plot, inner cohesion,

An author can’t get away from criticism, no matter the level of talent. How do you cope with it? And is there a way for it to be beneficial

Like a lot of my how to pieces here, this one came from my own developing of a fight scene. I used to be really good at writing them as a te

When I was in college I took a class called Fantasy Literature, which I thought would be nothing but fun and actually turned out to be a lot

So, you say you have a dream, Mr. Martin Luther King Jr. of prospective fiction (or nonfiction) writer. Well, so do I, and so do millions of

Everyone always says to be original in your writing, but are we oversimplifying things? Can anyone be original anymore, and what are the pit

In my experience, writing battle scenes is a very dangerous endeavor. A writer has to walk a fine line between giving too much away and givi

When it comes to writing, there is nothing more daunting than writing a novel. Okay, maybe attempting to write a saga of twelve novels is a

Nearly five weeks ago, I battled nerves and self-doubt but finally managed to hit send on my manuscript submissions to the editors I pitched

Before I had finished the third draft of my manuscript, I kept it from view in much the same way a vampire would shy away from the sun. When

Right up front, give your readers what they want, information.