Writing Tips
Amy Delcambre
What Being Unprepared to Run a Marathon Taught ...

You should want to sing “the end” from the rooftops, not vomit in the sand between the back of a portaloo and someone’s million-dollar Cape Cod-style McMansion.

What Being Unprepared to Run a Marathon Taught Me about Novel Writing
Editing Tips, True Stories
Amy Delcambre
My $7,791 Business Mistake

· Every contract is worth walking away from. Any job you take is keeping you from another job opportunity.

My $7,791 Business Mistake
Writing Tips
Amy Delcambre
5 Terrible Excuses You’re Not Writing Your ...

Good reasons for not writing are terrible excuses. Stop making excuses and start planning and prioritizing, so you can start writing (for real).

5 Terrible Excuses You’re Not Writing Your Story (And How to End the Cycle)
Writing Tips
Amy Delcambre
How to Show Not Tell in Writing

The why factor tells reader things about your characters. Readers learn who people, and they connect more deeply with the story, such as in “The Gift of the Magi” when writers show instead of tell.

How to Show Not Tell in Writing
Writing Memoir
Amy Delcambre
How to Write about Trauma

When you write about things that have happened to you (such as in memoir), you revisit the emotions that you had when those events transpired.

How to Write about Trauma

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Traditional vs. Self-Publishing – An Overview

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Traditional vs. Self-Publishing – An Overview

You’ve written a book—now what? Should you traditionally publish or self-publish? Read this overview to help you decide what path’s best for you and your book.

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Bestselling Author Carolyn Haines on Overcoming Fear, Going Indie, & Being a Writer

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Bestselling Author Carolyn Haines on Overcoming Fear, Going Indie, & Being a Writer

Being a writer in an evolving publishing landscape isn’t for the faint of heart. Author Carolyn Haines talks about overcoming fear, going indie, and being an author.

Why My First Query Letter Failed

Why My First Query Letter Failed

Query letters lacking the right information distract agents from your story’s salable qualities. Avoid making my first query letter mistakes when writing your query.

3 Things I Wish I’d Done When I Started Writing

3 Things I Wish I’d Done When I Started Writing

While the publishing landscape has changed in the last two decades, these are three things I wish I’d done differently when I started my writing career.