I have a fun-loving nephew who has an extreme form of ADHD.

At seven years old, he’s inattentive, hyperactive, and impulsive.

 I tried once to watch a movie with him, but I gave up. He...

Cue the Rocky theme song.

Trying hard now

It’s so hard now

Trying hard now

…

Getting strong now

Won’t be long now

Getting strong now

Gonna fly now!

If you’re like me,...

Do you feel an overwhelming amount of stress and anxiety when you think about writing?

Do you blame yourself when you don’t write?

Do you feel lazy, unimaginative, or self-indulgent when you...

“There is always a ménage à trois when you’re reading: you, the author, and the character.”

This is the opening line to “Mastering Points of View in...

Just publishing a book isn’t enough to get people to see it. You have to promote it, too. One of the most cost-effective and easiest ways to get people to notice your book is through...

In this Tipster, learn how to structure your book through 'movements.'

It was a hallelujah day when my Tupperware drawer stopped shaming me for being dysfunctional.
 
Pieces we inherited after...

In this Tipster, we instruct you on how to write memorable descriptions.

Every form of writing includes at least some form of description.

Too much description - and you slow down and bore the...

In this Tipster post, we provide tips on how to simply create a website.

Don’t tell my husband. I’ve spent $1,008 on nothing. Nothing. 
 
That’s what $14 a month for five...

Burnt out from a subpar publishing experience and the COVID-19 pandemic, novelist Jaimie Engle decided it was time for a change in her writing career: from book writing to screenwriting.

Two...

In this Tipster, learn how unique is every writer's fight.

Yesterday, I left Chicago at 6:55 AM and flew to Dallas for about six hours.

I was home by 7:30 PM.

I wanted a few hours with an older...

In this Tipster post, we provide tips on how to create musicality in your writing--and develop your writing voice.

J.S. Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” is like...

I grew up on the dry, windy prairies of the Dakotas.

My first pair of real shoes were a pair of cowboy boots. My first pet was a Shetland pony named "Topsy."

I am rural in the deepest parts of my...