Photo by Nubelson Fernandes on Unsplash Today’s post is by Maggie Langrick, publisher at Wonderwell Press. Writing takes an enormous amount of discipline, even for the most dedicated and productive writers. For those living with ADD/ADHD, it can be especially challenging. The hallmark symptoms of ADHD such as impulsivity, distractability,...

AI-generated image (ChatGPT): depict a woman standing on the other side of a round dining table, looking out of a window, historic and romantic aesthetic. Today’s post is by author and book coach Susanne Dunlap. One aspect of writing that writers have the most trouble with (and, ahem, so do I) is simply the physical presence and...

Photo by Dollar Gill on Unsplash Today’s post is by developmental editor and book coach Hannah Kate Kelley. What is a magic system? A magic system is a map establishing where magic comes from and how it works. It contains a structured set of rules and principles of magical powers in a work of fiction. Like geography,...

Photo by Pavle Stankovic on Unsplash Note from Jane: As many of you know, I recently attended my very first writing retreat in April, on a transatlantic cruise aboard the Queen Mary 2. And I’ve become something of a convert now that I’ve observed the power of writing retreats after 20 years of intense conference speaking. The intimacy and relationships...

AI-generated image using prompt “book publishing executives receiving lots of money from a technology company.” Apart from their love of oversized cash, notice their whiteness. The following article condenses material that I’ve been writing about for the last 18 months in my paid newsletter, The Hot Sheet. The train has left the...

Today’s guest post is by Allison K Williams (@guerillamemoir). Join her on the weekend of July 20–21 for the online intensive class Zero-to-Platform Bootcamp. For many writers, platform is a dirty word. You hear “platform” and think selling and shilling and sacrificing privacy. You think of precious writing moments sucked into...