Strong reading comprehension allows you to better connect with the stories you love. This means being able to understand the deeper themes you may not pick up on if you are focused only on the enjoyable, surface-level story. But we’re (likely) not in school anymore....
There can be a lot of anxiety around having someone else read through your manuscript—especially when that someone is reading it to provide constructive criticism. This is completely normal. Here are 5 things book editors want you to know: 1) We’re not here to judge...
We’ve all probably heard the joke, “Be nice or you’ll end up in my novel.” That’s because writers are naturally influenced by people and situations from our real lives. Some writing advice (“Write what you know!”) even finds its foundation in this. But hitting too...
My former writing colleague Pam recently attended the Baltimore Book Festival, which brought together indie authors, local book sellers, live readings, and panel discussions. Pam passed along her notes about one panel in particular, Secrets of Self Publishing, which...
This year, Let Freedom Read Day is on September 28 in the U.S. There are several things you can do to defend our communities against book bans that challenge our right to ideas and stories that represent everyone. (And if you’re not in the U.S. but facing similar...
