Learning to believe in myself was by far the most difficult hurdle I overcame. My introduction into adulthood started out pretty rough, and while I’d always had the urge to write, I’d internalized a lot of messages I shouldn’t have listened to and allowed them to impact just how vulnerableContinue Reading
I started writing when I was a kid and suffered from self-doubt. I had teachers and friends who cheered me on, but not so much my family. I wrote anyway. The Biggest Challenge of Being a Writer: Trying to Balance It All Later came marriage and children. I was toldContinue Reading
With Father’s Day coming up soon, I was thinking about the many things I learned from my dad when I was growing up. One of thirteen kids, he quit school early to get a job and help support his family. Later, he enlisted in the Marines and served overseas inContinue Reading
Ekta Garg is the host of the Biblio Breakdown creative writing podcast. Here, she shares some of the top tips she’s given writers on that podcast. by editor Ekta Garg Biblio Breakdown is the brainchild of author Ryan Campbell (who writes as r.r. campbell). It was a semi-regular feature onContinue Reading
Editor Ekta Garg has been editing novels and stories for years, and during that time, she’s noticed some common mistakes writers make. She shares those here to give you a leg up when submitting to contests and publishers. by editor Ekta Garg The first mistake writers make is easily thatContinue Reading
by Dori Jones Yang My book, When the Red Gates Opened: A Memoir of China’s Reawakening, brings to life the story of the eight years I spent as a foreign correspondent covering China during a pivotal time in its history, the 1980s. Like good historical fiction, it draws readers inContinue Reading
As a writer, you’ve likely had one of those “my story is stupid” moments. Maybe more than one. Most of the time, we can get past it by stepping away for a little while, then going back to fix whatever may not be working. But other times, we can getContinue Reading
by Jenny Hoops Have you been thinking about publishing an audiobook? The audiobook market today is still in a tremendous growth curve. The Audiobook Publishers Association (APA) reports remarkable double-digit growth for each of the last eight years, with 16% growth in dollar sales and 28% growth in terms ofContinue Reading
Do you plan to work with a graphic designer to create your next book cover? If so, you need to be prepared. It’s easy to think that if you’re handing the design over to a professional, you can just sit back and relax and let them do their thing. ButContinue Reading
by Ruth Bullivant What does a good book coach do for an author? I hope there aren’t any bad book coaches! There aren’t many of us around yet and if you find one trained by Author Accelerator, they are going to be good. Book Coaches Work with Writers While TheyContinue Reading
In honor of Mother’s Day, I’ve gathered quotes from mom writers who have appeared on Writing and Wellness over the past year. One thing is common: being a writer and a mom is not easy. But these moms are making it work. It helps when you’re a writer mom whoContinue Reading
Introduction: Journalist Lori Tobias arrived on the Oregon coast in 2000. After freelancing from Newport for several years, she signed on with the Oregonian as a stringer then staff writer, covering the entire coast—one person for more than three hundred miles. Tobias’s story is as much her own as it is theContinue Reading