You don’t have time to write, you say? Check out this interview with author, doctor, and flamenco dancer Susan Biali. Her quips and tips will motivate you to write that book, send out those query letters, and build your blog beyond your wildest dreams!
Here’s what Dr Biali says about how difficult it is to get [...]

Quips and Tips for Successful Writers regularly features “Writing Quips and Tips From Successful Published Author X.” Annie Dillard is here now; Truman Capote was featured last time. 
Here’s why she created her own website, Annie Dillard:
“I’ve posted this web-page in defense; a crook bought the name and printed dirty pictures, then offered to sell it to me. I [...]

These tips for establishing a successful magazine writing careeer are from published authors, freelance writers, script writers, bloggers, and editors. Even if you’ve been selling articles to magazines for years, I can almost guarantee you’ll learn something new here!
Before the tips, a quip:
“Almost anyone can be an author; the business is to collect money and fame [...]

Here, published author and radio producer Lillian Brummet shares the highlights of her experience as a professional freelance writer for the past decade. She’s written three books, produces two radio programs, and manages both a blog and newsletter. Phew! Her husband Dave is a musician and photographer; he’s also the behind-the-scenes editor, graphic and website guy.
First, one of Lillian’s favorite writing [...]

These tips for a successful writers conferences will prepare you to get the most out of your publishing, editing, and writing workshops and seminars! Here’s a round up of things I learned in my three days at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in British Columbia, Canada.
Before the tips, a quip:
“Writers are introverted and insecure.” – best-selling author Mary Jo Putney.
I’m [...]

Best-selling author Bob Mayer, who wrote The Novel Writer’s Toolkit, spoke at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in British Columbia. Here are several of his writing tips for novelists, ranging from outlining a book to narrative structure.
First, a great quip from Mayer:
“Everything drives toward the climactic scene,” says Mayer. “Everything in a story is done [...]

These freelance writing tips are from successful published authors, freelance writers, journalism professors and writing coaches. If you want to make money writing, just implement one secret a week…
Before the tips, a quip:
“C. Hope Clark has a great rule of thumb to keep her submissions in the hands of editors and not on her hard drive,” writes Christina Katz [...]

I didn’t realize the importance of finding the best place to write your book until I gathered info for Freelance Writing Tips From Published Authors and Successful Writers. These tips about your environment can seriously increase your writing productivity!
Before the tips, a quip:
“In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us.” [...]

Becoming a better writer involves learning from established freelancers and published authors, which is what these tips from successful writers are all about! Here’s a round-up of “the best writing advice I ever heard” is from a wide range of scribes…
Before the tips, a quip from writer and editor Sol Stein: 
“Journalists know that short sentences step up pace,” writes Stein in [...]

Here are dozens of writing quips and tips from famous novelists, authors, and editors. I’ve been collecting writing quips for a few years now – and love the idea of sharing them!
Here’s a quip to get the ball rolling:
“Every morning or afternoon, whenever you want to write, you have to go up and shoot that old [...]