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Keeping Your Side Characters Distinct – Brandon Sanderson’s Writing Lecture (2025)

As you sit down to write that story that’s been burning in your mind, it is not unusual to ask,[…]

This post was first published on Author Buzz UK in 2024. How many words should a novel have? That’s a[…]

I had a dyslexic moment and could not remember which weather I wanted. So I looked it up. Following the[…]

Editing. A thing very much unlike writing as much as it is the same thing. I have found editing my[…]

I stumbled upon The Word Man talking about semicolons and had to share it.

What are the writing tips people wished they’d known sooner? I sent a request for comments to a wide variety[…]

I asked a panel of experts for their most helpful tips for giving great feedback to aspiring writers. I was[…]

David Packouz is a former arms trader. In this video for Business Insider, he talks about the international arms trade.[…]

Here’s a great research video for writers who want to write about murder, police investigations, and all that sort of[…]

As a writer, have you ever felt like an imposter? I know I have. Imposter syndrome can be no laughing[…]

Whether it was a rejection submission, a story no one liked, or a competition you did not win, the only[…]