Have you encountered job ads that exclusively seek native speakers? Have you faced rejections due to not being a prolific writer? As a non-native writer, you may have great thoughts, stories, or research to share, but your writing style and quality may not always measure up to those of native writers. This often results in…
Writing and Reading for Pleasure: Douglas Burcham (RIP)
Way back in 2014 I met Douglas at a writer conference in Leicester, England. I was enthused by his energy and his enthusiasm for writing. Like so many writers in the indie scene, he came to writing late in life, but with a burst of energy and ideas like so many authors who had suppressed…
Tips for Indie Writers During an Economic Recession – Andrew Deen | Guest Post
Maybe you’ve had a book idea in your head for years and have just now arrived at a season in life when you have a bit more bandwidth available to write it. Maybe you’ve been working diligently on a project for the last six months and have finally committed yourself to a deadline. Maybe you’ve…
Top 6 Creative Writing Exercises to Sharpen Your Writing Skills – Abhimanyu Chavan | Guest Post
Ask any seasoned writer, and they’ll tell you that they often use writing exercises to sharpen their skills. Looking to follow in their footsteps? Here are some tried and true creative writing exercises to help you improve. 1. Use Spontaneous Writing Prompts The best stories sometimes begin with a single line or thought that…
How Where You Live Can Affect Your Writing – Beau Peters | Guest Post
People often envy writers because of how much freedom they seem to have, especially regarding where they live. For instance, they’re obsessed with the vision of a writer sipping a cup of coffee on the beach while finishing their next novel. Or the writer who travels the world indefinitely, living from place to place. If…
8 Ways to Make Sure Your Plot is Engaging – Mary Voss | Guest Post
Writing a book is the easy part. The hard part is making sure that the plot you come up with can readers’ hearts and make them engage with both the characters and the storyline. You can sometimes get away with one or the other – relatable characters or a relatable storyline – but if you…
How to Lose a Reader in 10 Pages – Thomas Glare | Guest Post
The dream of every writer is to deliver engaging content. But sometimes, we commit mistakes that make us lose readers in the first few pages. If you want to publish content that can entice readers to keep scrolling, then stay away from the common sins that writers commit. We are living in a fast-paced world.…
Six Ways Writers Can Spruce Up Their Writing Space To Be More Productive | Guest Post – Beau Peters
As writers, we are always looking for new ways to unlock our creative potential, and where we write is a big part of the equation. Sometimes, the right combination of factors can really get that inspiration flowing, and before you know it, you have written thousands of words. If you desire a better writing space…
4 Personal Qualities You Need to Become a Successful Writer – Ryan Pell | Guest Post
Many of us dreamed of becoming successful writers when we were kids. But why so few actually achieve that goal? The problem is that becoming a successful and recognized author is a work in progress, not an overnight success. You cannot achieve it if you don’t go through trial and error. And, mistakes on this…
Children’s Books Never Go Out of Style – Kathryn Starke | Guest Post
Fifteen years ago, I wrote a children’s book to teach the seven continents to my second-grade students who could not imagine a world outside of their own community. Amy’s Travels became the first children’s picture book to teach all seven continents. Based on the true story of my college suitemate Amy, the example of Latina…