At least once a week, I try to make it to A Very Important Meeting. It’s a daily writer’s retreat that kicks off with a guided group meditation followed by an hour…
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Writing Tips That Are Also Great Life Lessons
Being a writer means frequently grappling with self-doubt, rejection, and if you’re lucky enough to get work, deadlines. It also means learning how to cope with those challenges. And in the process…
How to Find Joy in Unfinished Projects
The phrase “unfinished project” brings something specific to mind for each of us. For you, it might be the novel you’ve been working on for the past decade, or the pile of…
5 FAQs About Pitching Media & Emailing Editors, Answered
Whether it’s a book proposal, story idea, or an essay you’ve written, pitching media is a challenge. You have to craft the perfect headline, make sure you’re pitching a story, not just…
Stephanie Coggins on breaking into television writing
In this week’s Q&A, we’re thrilled to introduce you to Stephanie Coggins, an Emmy award-winning writer who also happens to be an incredibly thoughtful and funny human being. When Conan O’Brien hosted…
Nailah Harvey On Helping Writers Bring Their Ideas To Life
In this week’s writer Q&A, we’re excited to interview Nailah Harvey, an author, editor, teacher, and grammar enthusiast based in Los Angeles. Not only is Nailah an absolute gem of a person,…
How to Use Narrative Pacing to Make Your Writing Richer
In writing, pacing refers to how fast or slow a story moves for the reader. When a story’s pacing works well, the reader probably won’t even notice. They’re able to navigate the…
5 Common Grammar Errors We See All The Time
We’ve said it before, but good writing is more important than perfect grammar. In fact, sometimes good writing means breaking the rules of grammar to get your point across more effectively or…
How Writers Make Money
It’s not easy to make a full-time living as a writer, but it’s possible. Many writers are able to earn a decent living with their writing, and it’s not as uncommon as…
7 Mistakes I’ve Made In My Freelance Writing Career
We tend to think of our career paths as linear. You do X, it leads to Y, and then — boom — you have a career. In reality, most career paths are…