You finished your novel – great! Now, how to get people to read it?
Whether you're working with an agent and publisher or going the self-publishing route, promoting your work should be a major focus. Creating a "brand" for yourself...
'Tis the season of indulgent drinks, family-sized feasts and tasty baked goods, and fitness tends to take a backseat. During the cold winter months it's easy to fall out of a healthy routine, as the temptation of staying indoors...
This is it! The last Writing Wednesday and the second-last day of the entire National Novel Writing Month challenge. While we hope you are on track to complete the goal of 50,000 words, there's no shame in having fallen...
It's hard to track how productive you are as a writer because the task at hand (e.g., writing an entire novel) is on such a large scale that you can't easily break it into chunks of time. You may feel...
It's easy to tell when you're reading something that's good or something that's, well, not. But it's not always so easy to pinpoint what exactly it is that makes one work stand out as being better than another. While...
The idea of completing a novel in a thirty-day timeframe can be daunting, to say the least. But it can be done! National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) continues to be a popular writing challenge because it really is possible....
We're nearing the end of October, which means it's almost National Novel Writing Month again! If you are preparing to tackle the 50,000 word challenge, you may be nervous about trying to keep motivated and come up with some...
If you haven't visited our social media recently, you might have missed out on seeing the great entries to this year's Pack Your Paperblanks contest. From exotic travels to tourism in their hometowns, entrants submitted a variety of envy-inducing vacation...
Whether you are on a strict deadline or just want to write because you enjoy it, not being able to think of an idea is frustrating. You can have all the best writing habits in the world, but if...
Part of the fun of taking a really great vacation is reflecting on the memories you've made. We're all for living in the moment but that doesn't mean you can't set aside some time to take notes. The beauty...