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Wednesday Craft: July 23, 2025
A midweek infusion of craft: learning craft from other novels, surprising rewards of book awards, plus savoir faire on commas, remembered dialogue, line…
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Why solo writing is the long way around
Five things writers say that make their editors' heads explode, plus assessing backstory, preparing for developmental editing, and one author's…
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Wednesday Craft: July 9, 2025
A midweek booster of craft ideas: current book deal trends, the dangers of withholding details, and advice on vivid verbs, character secrets, story…
How to make an editor's head explode
Five things writers say that make their editors' heads explode, plus assessing backstory, preparing for developmental editing, and one author's…
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June 2025

Two seats left: Weekly craft coaching that actually moves your novel forward
Another seat just opened! Applications close Tuesday, July 1 for seats in my weekly coaching group. Make this summer the summer you make big progress on…
Wednesday Craft returns for member subscribers: June 25, 2025
A midweek booster of ideas from a book coach's trove of writing craft revelations and insights.
One seat left: Weekly craft coaching that actually moves your novel forward
Applications close Monday, June 30 for the open seat in my weekly coaching group. Make this summer the summer you make big progress on your writing—come…
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Every genre is a worldbuilding genre
Why every story needs a world (yes, even contemporary fiction), plus more craft advice on project management, writing life misconceptions, and what…
Forging your story's chain of progressively escalating complications
Make your character happen to the story by giving them the agency to respond, choose, and act in some minute way in every scene.
Grammar habits that silence your writing voice
Writing techniques for novelists: how letting your editor pick up all the slack in your manuscript ultimately sabotages your ability to produce a…

May 2025

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