How Do You Write Poetry?

This is a guest post by A K Whitehead. The very short answer is: don’t write at all unless you have to. The short answer is: in numerous different ways. A somewhat longer answer is: find the way that best suits you – that comes only from experience. Bu …

Freelance Writers: How to Stay Focused on Developing Your Writing Career

This is a guest post by Suzanne Lieurance. One question I hear over and over again from the writing students I coach is, “How do I get focused and stay that way?” That’s a good question. Even seasoned professional freelancers have trouble staying focus …

Freelance Writing for Newspapers

This is a guest post by Amber McNaught. For the full-time freelance writer, the newspaper industry is one of the easiest, if not always the most lucrative markets to break into. Think about it: newspapers require new content every day, or every week. T …

Seven Ways to Inject Suspense into Your Novel

This is a guest post by Lynette Rees. Certain genres are renowned for being more suspenseful than others: horror, crime fiction and romantic suspense, but each and every book, no matter whether it’s an Historical Romance or a Paranormal Fantasy, HAS to …