You want to be an author… but everybody knows what happens to authors. They end up living under a bridge with piles of unsold books, unable to afford food or clothing or rent. They never amount to much, remaining poor, starving writers who can’t put food on the table. Truly, a fate worse than death. […]
Writing a novel may seem hard. But what’s even harder is when you put in all the hours of brainstorming, outlining, and finally writing, only to give your novel to beta readers and have them say something like this: “The story didn’t make sense.” “It felt all over the place.” “The pacing felt rushed—or too […]
You’ve finished your novel, and you’re one step closer to your dream of publishing it. But there’s a problem. Because even though you believe in your story, you know it has problems. Something about the plot isn’t lining up, your prose isn’t as tight as it should be, and you just don’t know how to […]
You’ve probably heard stories of super-productive writers. Writers like Brandon Sanderson, who wrote 5 books during the COVID-19 lockdown. Writers like Agatha Christie, who regularly wrote 3–4 books every year, even at the height of a very busy career. Writers like Stephen King, who writes at least six pages every day and says that a […]
