What Are Your Characters Hiding? Don’t let them get away with it.
Most writers have been told at least once to “write what you know.” I resisted this advice for years when I started writing middle grade novels—my...
Interview with Literary Agent Zoe Sandler
Today, I'm pleased to interview Zoe Sandler, literary agent with ICM Partners, ahead of the First 15 Pages online critique event she'll do with us...
Interview with Picture Book Author Margaret Greanias
Today, I'm pleased to interview Inked Voices member and author Margaret Greanias. Her debut picture book Maximillian Villainous, released at the end...
10 Tips for Working with a Critique Group
Note from Brooke: Today's post is a repost from Ashley Storm's blog. I thought her points on finding the right fit in a group, and on taking...
Stuck in a Rut? Set Your Brain Free To Write
Do you ever feel like you’ve hit a wall with your writing? Turn your thinking loose in a brainstorming session. Real brainstorming is...
Interview with Debut Picture Book Author Sherry Howard
Today, I'm pleased to interview Inked Voices member and author Sherry Howard about her debut picture book Rock & Roll Woods, just released at...
A 3-Step Process to Visualize the Core of Your Character
Today, I’m going to share a few techniques to uncover the core of your character. Everything about your character can be boiled down to these...
Interview with debut middle grade author Alyssa Hollingsworth
Today, I'm pleased to interview Inked Voices member and author Alyssa Hollingsworth about her debut middle grade book The Eleventh Trade, just...
Interview with Emma D. Dryden: Revision, Getting Unstuck, and Knowing When Work is Ready to Submit
Today, I'm pleased to interview editor and publishing consultant Emma D. Dryden about helping others with revisions, getting unstuck, and knowing...
The Alchemy of Wisdom
As you live—and as you write—you are in a perpetual state of transformation. You are not the same person you were five years ago…you’re not even the...
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