Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Arcs of Negative Characters

 How do you write about negative characters to show their growth?

https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/negative-character-arc-1/

Monday, June 29, 2026

Visceral Reactions

 Use visceral reactions to show emotion in your characters.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2026/06/interiority-vs-visceral-reactions-in-deep-pov/

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Books and the Media

 What are the best ways to make your book relevant to the media so they will write about it.

https://buildbookbuzz.com/5-ways-to-make-your-book-relevant-to-the-media/

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Comp Titles

 How do you come up with good comp titles to your book?

https://nathanbransford.com/blog/2026/06/how-to-come-up-with-good-comp-titles-for-your-book

Friday, June 26, 2026

Print Runs

 What does it mean when the number of copies is given for an initial print run?

https://literaticat.tumblr.com/post/817699669770747904/on-the-pw-on-sale-calendars-the-listings

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Similar Books

 What should you do when you discover someone else has already written "your" book.

https://writerunboxed.com/2026/05/22/what-to-do-when-someone-writes-your-book/

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Read Your Manuscript Out Loud

 Reading your manuscript out loud will help you revise it.

https://writerunboxed.com/2026/05/20/the-weird-editing-habit-i-cant-write-without/

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Dealing With Criticism

 Here are ways to use critiques of your work to make it better.

https://thewritelife.com/how-to-become-a-better-writer-4-ways-to-deal-with-criticism-2/

Monday, June 22, 2026

Pitches

 Here's a general format to use in your pitches.

https://kathleenschmidt.substack.com/p/the-anatomy-of-a-pitch

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Writing Truths

 Here are some universal truths to think about when writing.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2026/05/five-truths-i-learned-editing-hundreds-of-books/

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Mythic Fiction

 Instead of borrowing old myths, create new ones.

https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-write-mythic-fiction/

Friday, June 19, 2026

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Character Arcs

 Include these milestones in your character arc.

https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/7-growth-milestones-to-build-a-character-arc/

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Story Ideas

 Generate more story ideas by using ones that didn't work.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2026/06/how-to-generate-better-story-ideas/

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Head-Hopping

 How to write using omniscient point of view without head-hopping.

https://annerallen.com/2026/05/omniscient-point-of-view-or-head-hopping/

Monday, June 15, 2026

Strong Antagonists

 Here are ten character traits of strong antagonists.

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/07/10-traits-of-strong-antagonist.html

Sunday, June 14, 2026

AI and Writing Awards

 What rules do writing awards have regarding the us of AI.

https://janefriedman.com/imho-writing-publishing-awards-have-difficult-decisions-to-make-regarding-ai/

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Magazine and Website Article Rights

 Know your rights when you write an article for a magazine or a website.

https://www.writersdigest.com/know-your-article-usage-rights

Friday, June 12, 2026

Worldbuilding

 Create a believable world for your fictional characters to inhabit.

https://thewritelife.com/worldbuilding/

Thursday, June 11, 2026

PB's Murky Middles

 How do you maintain momentuim through the middle pages of your picture book.

https://emmawaltonhamilton.com/blog/the-mucky-middle-maintaining-momentum-from-page-8-24/

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Award-Winning Books

 Here are five things award winning books have in common.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2026/05/5-things-award-winning-books-have-in-common/

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Deep POV Revision

 How can you revise your deep POV manuscript so it doesn't feel flat?

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2026/05/when-deep-pov-revisions-feel-flat-and-what-to-fix-instead/

Monday, June 8, 2026

Character Fears

 How do you signal to your readers that your character is fearful?

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2026/05/8-ways-to-show-fear/

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Perspective in Books

 It's important to be consistent in your book's perspective.

https://nathanbransford.com/all-about-perspectives-in-novels

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Chapter Books

 What is a chapter book and how do you write it?

https://www.marykole.com/how-to-write-a-chapter-book

Friday, June 5, 2026

Fiction Writing Mistakes

 Here are the five biggest mistakes people make when writing fiction and how to fix them.

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/the-5-biggest-fiction-writing-mistakes-how-to-fix-them

Thursday, June 4, 2026

List Poems

 List poems highlights a connected list of people, places, things, or ideas.

https://www.rhymedoctors.com/house_calls/the-gist-of-a-list-poem

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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/

Monday, June 1, 2026

Picture Book Rhyming

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

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