by Diane Lefer I think it was Muriel Rukeyser who said offer your work to publishers. A writer must never submit. Never never never submit. And oh! I know the righteous anger of [...]

by Kathryn Jones, @kakido Strange but true. You may find that writing your mystery novel is easier than marketing it afterwards. Besides that fact that there are many things to do–you just don’t [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I was driving one of the interminable carpools that I drive on a daily basis during the school year. This was a middle school one and there’s a [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week. The links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer [...]

by John Yeoman, @Yeomanis How do you tell a mother her baby is ugly? You don’t. You can’t. Agents can’t, either. We drop off our favourite child at their office, with love in [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig The other mothers at the stables assured me that the day would come (probably sooner than later) when my daughter was going to come flying off her horse. [...]

by Douglas Corleone, @douglascorleone One of the toughest parts of being a new novelist is requesting blurbs from established authors. You’re not only asking an author to take eight to ten hours out [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week. The links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer [...]

I’ll be back on Sunday with Twitterific, but will be on break until then.  I’m suddenly the aunt of twins.  :) [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig It happens to all of us. If life hasn’t hijacked your writing schedule, then you’ve either been very lucky or else you haven’t been writing for very long. [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week. The links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Today I’m over at Laura Howard’s Finding Bliss blog. I’m going to be talking about passive voice—a tricky subject and one that’s frequently misunderstood by writers. Hope you’ll [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig One of the hazards of reading so many blogs is that I find out about a lot of fantastic-sounding books. I have a lot of to-be-read books on [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig A friend of mine has a party each summer. Each summer she tells me, “Now, Elizabeth. I know you don’t like parties, but I’m counting on you to [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week. The links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I had an interesting email exchange with another writer after Friday’s post ran. She mentioned that she had been at an event recently to talk with new writers [...]

by Joanna Slan, @JoannaSlan New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber has said, “If you don’t cry while you’re writing it, the reader won’t cry while she’s reading it.” Easier said than done. [...]

by Jodie Renner, freelance editor, @JodieRennerEd Have you ever read a book where the name of the main character was jarring to you, seemed inappropriate, or just wrong? Or have you mixed up [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week. The links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig My son is a rising sophomore in high school. I’ve heard from several friends with older kids that it might be smart for my son and I to [...]

@joannelessner “As someday it may happen that a victim must be found, I’ve got a little list.” –W.S. Gilbert I’m planning to kill my neighbor. Lest you fear that I’ve just made you [...]

@JoanRylen Thanks Elizabeth, for having us today so we could share our crazy, co-author story with your readers. Hey y’all! We are Johnell Kelley and Robbyn Hill, co-authors of Getaway Girlz, our debut [...]

by Josephine Carr, @ThreeKingsBooks Tips for Finding your Writing Voice When my writing career began thirty years ago, I got lucky. The young adult genre was just beginning, and the market was hungry [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week. The links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer [...]

by Mike Fleming, @hiveword I enjoy mountain biking. It’s simultaneously exciting and great exercise. When I’m not worrying about breaking bones or dying it’s actually very peaceful and I get a lot of [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig My income from self-publishing has varied since I first put a title up last August and followed it with another in November. I’ve seen income as high as [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Recently, I’ve realized through emails and direct messages that there’s sometimes some confusion about what traditional publishers offer writers. The reason this concerns me is because I get [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week. The links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer [...]

by Sarah Grace Del Rosario Get It Down First, Get It Right Second At First, Just Write When the muse is striking, or even if it’s just sitting on your shoulder yawning, just [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I always hesitate to post on these kinds of topics, knowing that not everyone is as crazy as I am and writing several series at once. I’m just [...]