Keep these tips in mind when fleshing out your story idea.

Kristen Overman on how to raise the stakes in a story in a way that demonstrates a character’s traits.

How writing from life experience can be an asset, but also an unexpected liability, in your fiction writing.

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If you’re a writer, you need to market, even before you strike a book deal. But marketing only works if you know what you’re doing. In my work with thousands of writers, I’ve discovered there are only three marketing personality types. I’ll introduce them to you in the WriterType Marketing Roadmap workbook. Then you’ll get three simple strategies that leverage your personal strengths. Until you know your WriterType, you are marketing harder, not smarter.

Kristen Overman of Good Story Editing talks about techniques to show a character’s inner thoughts while writing in third person POV (specifically in the middle grade genre).

Ready to edit? Check out some advice for getting through the revision stage.

In this video, we use a very important prop to demonstrate our passion for reaction.

Tips for writing a great synopsis—getting it over with, and moving on with your life!

Whether a concept can hold up a picture book on its own, and if a narrative approach is necessary.

What to do, and what not to do, when developing the first novel in a series.

Our editors share advice for writers during the drafting process.

Mary Kole guides you around the Teachable platform.

An amazing chance to hang out with author, editor, and writing teacher Jordan Rosenfeld for a Q&A session. Jordan is the author of books like Make A Scene, Writing the Intimate Character, How to Write a Page Turner, and A Writer's Guide to Persistence. When you purchase this session, you will get an exclusive link to attend Jordan's talk on Wednesday, October 9th, 2024, at 7 p.m. US Central time. If you purchase this session after the fact, you will get instant access to the replay.

An amazing chance to hang out with NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Caridad Pineiro for a Q&A session! When you purchase this session, you will get an exclusive link to attend Caridad's talk on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024, at 7 p.m. US Central time. If you purchase this session after the fact, you will get instant access to the replay.