AI-Driven Scams

 Scammers are using AI to target authors.

https://writerbeware.blog/2026/05/08/book-festival-scams-interview-fakes-two-new-ai-driven-impersonation-scams-to-avoid/

Verse Novels

 Here are five tips for writing a novel in verse.

https://allisontait.com/2021/04/five-tips-for-writing-verse-novels-for-children/

Picture Book Rhyming

 Rhyme in picture books is all about the rhythm of the words.

https://www.joshfunkbooks.com/lesson-9

Phishing Scams

 How do you spot and avoid phishing scams in which the scammer pretends to be a real agent or editor?

https://authornews.penguinrandomhouse.com/how-to-spot-and-avoid-phishing-scams-targeting-authors/

Heroine's Journey vs. Interiority

 Is the heroine's journey just another name for interiority?

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2026/05/heroines-journey-vs-interiority-what-writers-need-to-know/

Voice

 Don't tone down your voice in your writing.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2026/05/your-voice-is-the-point-stop-toning-it-down/

Haiku

Haiku, an ancient Japanese form of poetry, usually has three lines with a total of seventeen syllables.

https://www.rhymedoctors.com/house_calls/poetry-forms-celebrate-haiku

Story Shapes

 The shape of a story reflects the constant swing between good and ill fortune for the protagonist.

https://nathanbaugh.substack.com/p/the-8-shapes-of-stories-68a

Concrete Poems

In concrete poems, also known as shape poems, the words form a shape related to the poem.

https://www.rhymedoctors.com/house_calls/mixing-it-up-with-poetry-forms-concrete-poems 

Query Letters

 What are the steps needed to write a query letter?

https://nathanbransford.com/how-to-write-a-query-letter