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Tired of being stuck in a chair behind a desk? Do you want to write more without sacrificing your health and sanity? Learn how you can get more written while Hiking or just going for a stroll Driving Watching your kids play at the park Taking a bath Multiple New York Times...

NaNoWriMo is a short form for National Novel Writing Month. It is an annual, Internet-based creative writing project that takes place during the month of November. Some of us are encouraged and inspired by the event. Others freeze and take a deep breath. And still others try and avoid it like the...

Get yourself writing! A fun, exciting book for new and young writers looking for tips and helps on the writing process and offering a section of links to sites for writers with general helps, reference sties, blogs for writers, contests, fun sites, free stuff for writers and more.Written by...

Do you struggle to write your story? Do you lose track of whatever tosay whenever you sit down to write your story? Here's a guide to yourrescue. It doesn't even want to believe you know how to write a story orwhat a story is. In an easy-to-read manner, the information distilled inthis book...

A book about writing and learning as you go!  Writing is an art and not easy, but patience helps.

Bestselling author Judy Fitzwater (The Jennifer Marsh Mysteries, Drowning in Air) lends her trademark wit to her own experiences, offering a candid look into what it truly takes to be a writer. Get a frank, fresh take on the realities of the writing life, process, and industry. Fitzwater provides...

Writing a book is a game changer for your business. It can increase your credibility, get you more clients, allow for strategic partnerships and let you charge higher rates. You already know you are long overdue to finish and publish your bestseller. But the biggest problem with writing a book is…...

Revised, Updated, and Reissued Writing Reference Second Edition Without layering, a story is one-dimensional, unbelievable, boring. Layers mean stronger characters, settings, plots, suspense, intrigue, emotions and motivation. Layering also produces cohesion of all elements. Characters...

 Idea to manuscript in one book. Few authors understand how to produce a story, and most never finish their first attempt; running out of energy, interest and time, long before they type "The End."Story Craft shows what to do, and how to do it. Beginning with the basic tenets of storytelling,...

How do you attract an agent? Ever thought of funding your next book through crowdfunding? How do you deal with failure? Do you understand your royalty statements? What's a media kit, and should you have one? This, and many more questions, are answered in this second collection of articles that...

Self-publishing authors have taken over the book world. The revolution is happening and more writers today earn a living by self-publishing than through traditional publishing. Punk Publishing not only takes you through the new digital landscape, it’s also a DIY guide for any writer planning...

10 Writing Prompts That Work (and the stories to prove it) is an excellent way to jumpstart that new novel or short story, with inventive prompts that do more than just give you a fun writing exercise. The prompts in this book will actually help you write a publishable story--and to prove it, each prompt is backed up by a short story that was written using it.

Too many books tell you what you need to do during a round of editing...but they very rarely explain why that need exists. Without explanation and examples to help your understanding, craft basics can feel restrictive and unbearable. You might have already begun writing something you’ve had a great...

Through a series of short blog-posts, I have charted my progression through the often fraught and occasionally pleasurable process of bringing a novel to completion. And the inevitable pain of rejection. It was a journey thus laden with many anxieties and disappointments, which I am glad to share...