by Jessica (J.R.) Lancaster and Jessica Thompson Writing a book with a friend sounds great until you think about all the time one spends in the publishing trenches, effort spent making [...]
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by Mike Martin, @mike54martin “Something about Christmastime… makes me wish it was Christmas every day”. So spoke the great Canadian balladeer, Brian Adams. It also kinda captures how I feel about Christmas. And [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com I’ve learned stepping away from writing can be just as important as showing up at the keyboard. But it’s been a tough lesson and something I still really [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com After years in traditional publishing, going wide with my self-published books felt scary at first. But limiting yourself to one retailer means missing readers who shop elsewhere, and [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com Creating a personal style guide can be really helpful when you’re writing in series. It was something that Penguin did for me when I wrote for them [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig Writers hear it all the time: establish a consistent routine. Write at the same time every day. Create a dedicated workspace. And I totally agree. My routine has helped [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com It’s a scenario every writer dreads: you’ve sent your manuscript to several beta readers, and their feedback arrives with contradictions that leave you more confused than before. One [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com It’s not the most glamorous writing topic, but having a system for organizing my book materials has been an absolute game-changer. After much trial and error (mostly error), [...]
by Elizabeth Spann Craig At some point in 2024, I hit 60 books. That’s 60 original books that I’ve penned. The only reason I noticed this is because my family kept asking me [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’ve read a lot from writers who liken releasing a book to birthing a child. I totally get where they’re coming from; there are plenty of similarities. But [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig The subject of success . . . mostly how to get it . . . is a popular one for writers. When I pulled the word up in [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig “I only write when I’m inspired, so I see to it that I’m inspired every morning at nine o’clock.” by Peter De Vries I’ve always said much the [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Getting a good night’s sleep has always been something of a challenge for me, ever since I was a kid. Some of my earliest memories involve watching the [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I have always been a huge fan of libraries. Growing up, one of my favorite memories is of going to the library with my father (sometimes riding our [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’m a fan of a series that Lifehacker is running: “How I Work.” In it, various people in different industries describe how they got where they are, what [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig What is inspiration? I don’t think ‘inspiration’ is synonymous with ‘ideas’. I get ideas and don’t feel necessarily inspired. To me, inspiration is more of that creative rush [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig The writing life can be a wonderfully rewarding one. But there can be headaches along the way. Here are five things I’ve learned about being a writer: some [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I was looking for a movie to watch and stumbled across “Paterson” on Amazon Prime Video (free to Prime customers). The description of the movie reads: Every day, [...]
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