Most nonfiction writers don’t employ fiction techniques. It’s no wonder sometimes their writing is judged as dry or boring. Today writing teacher and New York Times bestselling author Jerry Jenkins (@JerryBJenkins) explains how to write nonfiction as if you were a novelist. Our job as writers—whether we write fiction or nonfiction—is to tell a story so compelling that readers…
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You notice the call for submissions. An influencer or expert is compiling an anthology, or someone well known is creating a compendium of stories on a specific subject. You can submit your writing and, if accepted, pay for inclusion in the book. If you throw your name in the hat, your chapter might be accepted and included in the published…
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It’s easy to get distracted or off track with your writing projects. However, knowing your mission and vision for your writing career helps you set priorities. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) explains how to prioritize your projects so you stay on track and achieve your writing goals. You stand a better chance of writing success if you know your current writing…
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You’ve been sitting at your desk for 15 minutes staring at the screen. So far, you haven’t written a word. Even when your mind happens to throw you ideas, they don’t seem worth pursuing. So you continue to sit there, frustrated because you just don’t know what to write. Have you been there and done that? Pretty annoying, right, especially…
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Writers often embark on their writing journeys with great clarity about the direction they want to sail. Feeling like the captains of their writing ships, they know what topics they want to cover and the types of writing they want to do. Later, that clarity may wane, though, and their ships may drift off course. Losing your writing career direction…
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