Every week, Quips and Tips for Successful Writers features “Writing Quips and Tips From Successful Published Author X.” J.K. Rowling is up to bat this week; on deck for next week is Truman Capote.
These quips and tips from J.K. Rowling reveal all (almost) — including her opinion that finding an agent is preferable to approaching publishers [...]

Are you struggling to write your novel, query letter, or book proposal? Here are five tips for ending your writing procrastination, to help you stay focused and productive…and become the successful writer you’ve always dreamed of!
Before the tips, a quip:
“Procrastination is the fear of success,” says American motivational speaker Denis Waitley. “People procrastinate because they [...]

Before you submit your sample chapters to publishers, check out these tips — they’ll help you succeed (they certainly couldn’t hurt!). I rounded up these tips because my agent recently told me that a publisher wants three sample chapters of See Jane Soar. I want these chapters to hook me a book contract! So, here I learn…
Before the tips, [...]