Writing success boils down to hard work, imagination and passion—and then some more hard work. Here are 20 writing tips…
The popular idiom “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” might be true in an idealistic sense, but it usually refers to…
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When you’re writing, are you tempted to use adverbs to punch up your pros. Don’t! EMPTY ADVERBS Actually, totally, absolutely,…
Mystic Publishing speaks at the Clark County Library Mystic Publisher’s C.E.O. and Acquisition’s Editor will be speaking at the Clark…
November 4th, 2017 Newlink Publishing Recruits at the Tempe Public Library Book Festival Come visit our booth from 10 AM…
“Nothing drives me up a wall quicker than people writing in passive voice. How do you teach people to differentiate…
Do As We Say, Not As We Do Attending the Las Vegas Writer’s Conference this past April made the Do…
What I mean by balance is that each and every piece you write must have a balanced portion of narrative,…
In any good ‘how to write fiction’ book you’ll find at least one chapter if not two on the use…
In fiction writing, a good first sentence pulls the reader into the story. It makes them want to keep reading.…
As an author and a publisher, I have seen some bad openings to novels and short stories alike. Most new…
I’m constantly amazed at writers who come to our writers group or any group with a story they’ve written to have it critiqued. From…