How To Bring Your Novel Alive Through Story & Self Editing

This is a guest post by Maxine E. Thompson. As a story editor, when I work with new writers, I often find they tend to gloss over the painful parts of their novels. When a character gets cancer, two pages later, the character is dead. A woman has a chi …

5 Questions To Ask About Every Article Idea

This is a guest post by Mridu Khullar. I know a good idea when I see one. So should you. Dump those time-tested ideas you’re sending off to editors every other day, and find ideas that will get you the assignment each time, every time. How do you know …

What Is A Ghostwriter?

Do you believe in ghosts? They are mostly unseen. Unnoticeable. And believe it or not they are moving behind the scenes in the publishing industry. If you’re lucky you might catch a fleeting glimpse. They are officially called ‘ghostwriters’. A ghostwr …

Writing Haiku

This is a guest post by Alistair Scott Haiku are modest little poems. You are not going to make your reputation or fortune with them. But, don’t dismiss them as something school kids write. They have other benefits. Composing haiku is excellent practic …