By Jordan Jolley for A Writer’s Path. The first sentence of any story is important. It is what makes the reader want to read more. It
Tag: Write From the Heart
Writing Personal Experience
By AR Huelsenbeck. Don’t you just love to lose yourself in a true story, whether it features romance, mystery, or humor? Reading how other people live
5 Overused Words in Fiction
By Kelsie Engen From A Writer’s Path. I’m deep in the throes of editing my current WIP right now, Broken Time, which is why my poor blog
20 Tools Every Writer Needs
By AR Huelsenbeck. Are you ready to get serious about your writing? Set yourself up for success by stocking up on the things you’ll need: A
12 Worst Blogging Mistakes
By AR Huelsenbeck. I read a lot of blogs. I follow nearly 300, and I check out new blogs all the time. If you follow me
Dreaming of a Cool Ocean Breeze in My Hometown
I just love this photo from my hometown! My little brother sent it to me a couple of days ago and it reminded me of
9 Tips to Improve Your Writing
By Cátia Isabel Silva. Improvement. That’s an amazing word and fundamental for all of us who want to continuously get better at our jobs. As I
Making a (Modest) Living as a Writer
By Elizabeth S. Craig. I used to feel like the sole, income-focused writer in any group I was in. I was the one on any panel hesitantly bringing
How Not Writing Can Help Your Writing
By Diane Laney Fitzpatrick. I know, it sounds like a lame excuse, doesn’t it? “It’s not that I’m not writing. It’s just that I’m thinking about
Connecting the Dots: Writing Between the Action
By Meg Sorick, Author. Working out the issues in novel writing. What do you think is the hardest thing for a writer to write? For
Five Things to Know Before Publishing Your First Book
By Cynthia Shannon. Many writers dream of becoming published authors—having their words read by millions of readers, holding their manuscript in book form, seeing that
Turn Your Blog Into Your Book
By Honorée Corder. Congratulations on your successful blog! I, too, had a burgeoning blog and then was given the advice, “To be a real expert,
Writing Insights Part One: Becoming a Writer
By Hugh Howey. I started writing my first novel when I was twelve years old. I was thirty-three when I completed my first rough draft. That’s
Why Writers Need Determination
By Whitney Carter. “I hate writing, I love having written.” – Dorothy Parker Do you know what the single most important characteristic of a writer
Write Like No One is Reading
By Liam Cross. Writing, just like anything else in life, must be done to please oneself. Must be done to let one take the sinews
Scenes of Summer From My Favorite Park
Central Park at Orenco Station is an inspirational place for me, since I spent time there almost every day while I wrote my novel. Following
