Decoding Author Voice
And of all the many elements of craft authors must master, voice is the one I think can be the…
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When the World Sucks Your Creativity: Zoom In and Zoom Out
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Protect Yourself from the Latest AI Writer Scams
“Why is it every time a new thing is invented humans immediately try to use it for porn?” That’s a…
Leave Room for the Happy Accidents
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What to Consider in Using AI for Your Writing
Given what we know about how easily modern tech tools can creep into taking over an outsize place in our…
Reclaiming Your Time
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Doing What You Have to Do
How much of our lives do we regard as items on our to-do list? We often speak of obligations, responsibilities,…
Can AI Edit Your Book?
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Don’t Be Afraid to Go Big
Don’t be afraid to try things–even things that may seem far, far out of the box. You’re not always writing…
You Have to Make Choices and They All Have a Cost
As creatives we are constantly facing choices—many of them in our art blessedly malleable, at least until we’ve published our…
You Don’t Have to Do This Alone
There’s a time-honored, romantic image of authors: the solitary genius who lives within the rich worlds in their heads, pecking…
Is It Worth It?
Recently I worked with an author on a first-chapters critique of the opening 50 pages of her manuscript. After our…