For many people, writing is a job or career. It’s a task you do that leads to authorship. But for others, it’s something quite different. Writing is a spiritual practice that leads to a spiritual experience. Today, Jordan Rosenfeld (@JordanRosenfeld), novelist, nonfiction author, and freelance journalist, gives us a very personal look at the spiritual elements she finds while practicing…
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Developing a habit—any habit—is tough. A daily writing habit? Just as hard, if not harder. But you can learn to write consistently every day (yes, EVERY day) even if you have very little time. In this post, Mary Jaksch (@Mary_Jaksch), editor-in-chief of WritetoDone.com, offers a quick and simple way in which anyone can establish a daily writing practice. You dream…
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Have you ever looked at the beginning of a nonfiction book? A variety of pages preceed the first chapter, but does your book need or want to include them all? Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, takes a close look at each type of front matter to help you decide. Are you confused about…
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Before you hire an editor or submit work to publications, agents, or publishers, edit your work. Editing your nonfiction writing projects improves your submissions and writing craft. Indeed, revision makes you a better nonfiction writer. Not only that, there will be situations in which you don’t have time or money for an editor, like when you publish a blog post…
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The writing journey is not as easy as you may have been told. That’s why 81% of the U.S. population wants to write a book but only 2% ever become authors. How do you make it to your destination–Successful Authorship? Today, writer and acquisitions editor W. Terry Whalin (@TerryWhalin) reveals one of the most important things you can do to…
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