How to Start a Story: 11 Tips From Top Editors
Apr 19, 2018 – Perfecting your Craft
Are you struggling to write your opening chapter? 11 professional editors share their top tips on how to start a story that gets readers' attentions. Read more →
Writing Young Adult Fiction: An Editor’s Guide to Awesome YA
Apr 12, 2018 – Perfecting your Craft
Editor Kate Angelella reveals her top tips for writing young adult fiction. Her post includes a video webinar replay and examples from bestselling YA. Read more →
How to Revise a Novel: 6 Steps to a Smooth Revision
Nov 07, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft
Learn the 6 steps needed to smoothly revise a novel, with tips from a professional editor. Read more →
Mastering Chapter Length: How Long Should Your Chapters Be?
Oct 18, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft
How long should a chapter be? Discover the sweet spot for your chapter's word count in this post featuring J.K. Rowling, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Henry James. Read more →
How Blending the Past and Present Allowed Me to Ask: "What If?"
Oct 05, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft, From our Authors
Writing a novel that mixes history and speculation allowed Finian Black the freedom to ask "what if?" and to bring legends of the past into present-day. Read more →
A Century of Fantasy: How the Genre's Changed Since the 1920s
Oct 03, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft
The word "fantasy" comes from Old French's phantasie, or "imagination" — and since the 1900s, writers have taken the genre in very imaginative directions. Read more →
How I Wrote My Novel by Building a Community
Sep 14, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft, From our Authors, Book Marketing
Giuseppe Porcaro talks about the number of interactive events he's hosted that helped him during the writing process and built a community around his novel. Read more →
How to Write a Fantasy Novel: Tips From Professional Fantasy Editors
Aug 31, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft
Top fantasy editors who've worked with George R.R. Martin, Brandon Sanderson, and more share their best advice for writing fantasy novels. Read more →
Kill Your Darlings: A Guide to Ruthless Editing
Aug 30, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft
Nervous about killing your darlings? Don't be! Check out this post to learn how you can self-edit with confidence. Read more →
8 Character Development Exercises to Write 3-D Characters
Aug 21, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft
Try these 8 character development exercises to help you: establish your character's internal motivations, put them into context, and bring them to life. Read more →
What is the Narrative Arc? A Guide to Storytelling Through Story Structure
Jul 18, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft
Has anyone ever told you that your narrative arc was too weak? Too complex? Find out what that means and how you can fix it in this guide to arcs and plots. Read more →
Six common writing mistakes by first-time authors, and how to fix them!
Jul 10, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft
Here are the six most common writing mistakes identified by fiction editors, with simple fixes that can be done in the revision stage. Read more →
How do you choose the right viewpoint and narrator for your novel?
Jul 10, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft
From omniscient narrator to limited narrator or objective one, editor Kristen Stieffel goes over the different viewpoints novelists can use. Read more →
The Lightbulb Moment: Turning an Idea Into a Novel
Jun 29, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft, From our Authors
Novelist Mt.T. Ellis talks about how the plot of her debut thriller came to hear in a dream — and how authors can go about turning story ideas into novels. Read more →
12 Types of Travel Writing Every Writer Should Know
Jun 21, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft
So, you want to be a travel writer? Find out the 12 types of travel writing that you can pitch to magazines, newspapers, and publishers. Read more →
18 Pieces of Publishing Advice From Our Authors
Jun 02, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft, From our Authors
We're featuring the 18 best pieces of advice we've received from our authors about writing, design, editing, marketing, and self-publishing in general. Read more →
Netflix & Write: 8 Shows That Will Make You a Better Novelist
Mar 22, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft
What can Walter White and the kids from "Stranger Things" teach you about writing a novel? According to author and editor Andrew Lowe, quite a lot. Read more →
Two Types of Writers: Plotters and Pantsers
Mar 09, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft, From our Authors
Children's fiction author Amanda Wills discusses the two types of writers: plotters and pantsers — and the pros and cons of both. Read more →
The 21 Best News Roundups for Self-Publishing Authors
Feb 08, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft, Understanding Publishing, Book Marketing
Don't miss out on the best new articles and tips for self-publishing authors. Add these 21 exceptional roundups to your regular reading rotation! Read more →
14 Unexpected Day Jobs of Bestselling Authors
Sep 07, 2016 – Perfecting your Craft
Most authors weren't born on the Bestsellers list. Find out what writers like Salinger, Murakami, and Harper Lee did before they hit it big. Read more →
Query Boot Camp Vol. 2: Thrillers
Nov 02, 2015 – Perfecting your Craft
The second installment of Query Boot Camp focusing on thriller query letters. If you want free feedback on your query, just read the post and drop us a line! Read more →
Writing memoir: Tips for Finding Your Memoir’s Theme — By Julia Scheeres
Oct 13, 2015 – Perfecting your Craft
[caption id="attachment_644" align="alignleft" width="170"] Julia Scheeres[/caption] A few months ago, we had an interesting piece on our blog from our Reedsy editor and advisor Rebecca Heyman on why authors should think twice before writing a "memoir". We believe that in a subjective industry l... Read more →
Stranger Than Fiction? Probably Not: Why you might want to rethink your memoir
Jun 23, 2015 – Perfecting your Craft
Today, our lovely editor and Reedsy advisor Rebecca Heyman shares her thoughts on writing memoirs. In this lively and informative post, Becca offers some brilliant no-nonsense insights on the competitiveness of the memoir genre and why fiction might be a safer bet. Memoir is everywhere. The genr... Read more →
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