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Are you stuck in a seemingly endless cycle of revisions? At some point you may ask yourself: “Am I making my book better or just . . . different?” In this latest excerpt from our Writing Guide, find out when you should stop writing and start publishing.
Read MoreIt can be difficult to step outside your experience and find the themes that elevate your memoir or narrative nonfiction book. Book coach Steve Donahue joins us to share 5 ways to get closer to the core meaning of your story.
Read MoreWhat is it that keeps a reader glued to their chair reading for hours on end? In this excerpt from our Writing Guide, bestselling author Chris Humphreys helps you create and sustain the kind of stakes that will make your story impossible to put down.
Read MoreLife is full of stories. But lifting these stories from life and turning them into art requires a lot of tinkering. Story midwife Traci Skuce joins us to share six ways you can transform real-life stories into prose.
Read MoreHow long should a book be? FriesenPress author Paul Toffanello joins us on the blog to share his advice for using readers' expectations to find the ideal length of your next book project. Here’s your word count guide.
Read MoreFew books hold truly universal appeal. And that’s a good thing, because it means authors can focus on appealing to a target reader instead of the general public. In this excerpt from our Writing Guide, book coach Steve Donahue helps you get to know the people who are going to read (and love) your book.
Read MoreWant to save time and money on the publication process? Revise, revise, revise. In this excerpt from our Writing Guide, we explore how three key revision steps can clean up some of the most common issues in first drafts.
Read MoreIf you want to improve your writing, an editor can provide indispensable advice. We asked our team of professional editors to define the most common writing mistakes to help you avoid making them yourself.
Read MoreEach one of us has a story to tell. But book coach Steve Donahue finds most would-be memoirists struggle to get started. To help you along, here’s Steve’s tried and tested sequence of five questions you should consider before writing your memoir.
Read MoreWhat is it that draws people to a book again and again? It’s often compelling characters that rivet us to the words. In the latest excerpt from our Writing Guide, bestselling author Chris Humphreys instructs you on writing captivating characters of your own.
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