Writing Resources

Stop Wishing and Start Working

by Joshua Cole I was four when I realized I wanted to tell stories my whole life, but it wasn’t until I was twenty-two that I really started writing every day. One year after that decision, I sold my first book. Clearly, I had wasted eighteen years of my life…

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No Running: What Writing and Long-Distance Running Have in Common

By Sau Yung Guo My last two books were written in stages. As a rule, I begin with writing longhand in a notebook, usually a hardcover cloth-bound book with standard-ruled 24-pound paper in white or cream.  I prefer to write in blue or black fineliner (0.5mm or 0.7mm); I generally…

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Market Your Book While You’re Writing It

by Yvonne Perry A book is not a baby as some authors tend to believe. Even if the book were a baby, would you leave it to survive on its own? A book is a product and being an author is very much like running a business. If you don’t…

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