Your usual spot at your desk is often the best place to write. But if you’ve become bored looking out the same old window and at the same four walls, it may be time to try something new: writing as a digital nomad. Usually, a digital nomad is a freelance…

If you’re reading this, it’s possible you’re dealing with a serious bout of writing submission fatigue. Writing submission fatigue is a common enemy of both the new and the experienced writer. You’ve probably spent hours and hours (and hours!) researching where to submit — and just as important, where not…

Life gets busy, even for dedicated bookworms! So how do you get your daily dose of reading while still checking off tasks on your to-do list? Try listening to an audiobook while you take a walk, fold laundry, weed the garden, drive to the store, and more! While some audiobook…

Writing good poetry takes dedication, many attempts, some rewrites, and of course, time. But not every poetry exercise or lesson needs to take hours. In fact, the experts know a few great ways to improve your poetry that take less than ten minutes! When you want to give your poetry…

Literary agents love reading queries — it’s a big part of the job description, after all! But they are also busy people who get at least a hundred queries a day. To save time, literary agents will quickly separate the best queries from those that don’t meet the basic requirements…

Climate fiction, or cli-fi, is a fiction genre that has been growing in reader popularity. Once considered a subgenre of science fiction, climate fiction features the effects of climate change on society and the earth’s sustainability. The literary trend watchers note that, rather than the sci-fi tropes of faraway planets…

If you write short stories or poetry or books that you hope to publish, it’s a good idea to have an author photo ready. An author head shot or photo can be used on your author website, your book’s back cover, or with your bio info in a literary journal…

Attempting a double backflip on the trampoline. Getting that pet llama. We all make mistakes, but writers never want to discover blunders in their writing. Some mistakes, like typos or grammar goofs, must be removed and corrected. But there are some mistakes that don’t have to end up in the…

After all the hard work you put into perfecting your self-published book from content to cover, you certainly want readers to purchase it. One of the most important decisions you’ll make will also determine how well your book sells: the price you choose for your print book or e-book. So…