These tips for writing great conclusions are from one of my regular guest bloggers, Susan Johnston of the Urban Muse. Keep these ways to end your essays, articles, chapters, or blog posts at your fingertips – they’ll come in handy!
Before her tips, a quip:
“There are no dull subjects,” said H.L. Mencken. “There are only dull [...]

To be a successful writer, you need to identify and break your bad writing habits. These tips will help you achieve your writing goals – whether you want to sign on with a literary agent or write more regular blog posts!
Before the tips, a quip:
“A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” – Richard [...]

Publication coach Daphne Gray-Grant shares five ways to salvage writing disasters – from poorly written articles to weak anecdotes.
But first, as ever, a quip:
“The process of writing has something infinite about it. Even though it is interrupted each night, it is one single notation.” – Elias Canetti
Writing is a long, fluid process – and writing well is [...]

These five novel writing tips for new writers are from guest author Kelly Kirkpatrick.
“Many people aspire to write novels, but simply fail to get the ball rolling due to a ‘llack of time,’” she says. “Certainly, writing a novel is a time-consuming process that can end up taking its toll on you physically, mentally, and [...]

Making your writing edgy and quirky will make your manuscript, sample chapters, or articles come alive! Writing in an edgy and quirky manner will help bring your manuscript, book proposal, or article pitch to the top of editors’ and publishers’ slush piles.
Before the tips, a quip:
“During the decades that I served as an editor and publisher, what drew my attention [...]

Your lead could very well be one of the most important parts of your article, book, or essay — so here are three ways to write great introductions for writers! Successful writing is about great introductions, here are three examples of gripping leads from Between Interruptions: 30 Women Tell the Truth About Motherhood.
First, a quip about hooking readers:
“Think of everything [...]