Too much detail can distract your reader and slow the pace of the action.
CRAFT: Using the Lesson of the Rose to Write Detail as Narrative by Ellen Blum Barish
Category: Craft
Our Craft column archive, which features an array of guest contributors.
WRITING LIFE: Fit Submitting into Your Writing Life (Without Totally Losing It) by Benjamin Davis
Submitting to lit mags is, you might say, the absolute worst.
CRAFT: Turning Your Story into Art by Anne Gudger
My first draft/not draft of my memoir was pretty much me typing up my journals….
CRAFT: Not Too Small to Matter: Using Form and Structure to Create Meaning by Sarah Fawn Montgomery
I was told my tales were unimportant. I was told little girls should be seen and not heard.
CRAFT: Now What? How Patience & Building Relationships Can Pay Off for CNF Writers by Angel R. Ackerman
Writing is as much about waiting as it is about words.
CRAFT: Thinking, Writing, Selling Your Naughty Thoughts by Ralph Greco Jr.
Naughty stuff, a political screed, a recipe, an email — it all comes down to you.
CRAFT: Using Book Publicity to Deepen the Author-Reader Relationship by Gina DeMillo Wagner
In the months leading up to the publication of my debut memoir, Forces of Nature, I was already feeling twinges of burnout.
CRAFT: Make your Marketing Suit Your Goals by Angel R. Ackerman
As you make the transition from writer to published author, you are faced with a lot of decisions.
CRAFT: The Secret Ingredient by Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew
Contrary to what writers learn in writing workshops and MFA classes, there really is a single, secret ingredient to creating work that comes alive.
CRAFT: Supporting the Nonfiction Community by Teaching Book Reviews by Rajpreet Heir
While I can’t single-handedly change publishing’s structural inequities, I can at least support some writers and add my voice to the publishing conversation.
