Have you always wanted to write your memoir, but didn’t know where to start? These tips for writing your life story are from literature professor Allan Hunter, who teaches at Curry College in Milton, MA. He’s also the author of Write Your Memoir: The Soul Work of Telling Your Story.
“Writing your memoir can be one of the [...]

Writers with extroverted personality traits tend to spend more time with friends and family – especially when compared to introverts! Here are seven tips for increasing writing productivity for extroverts (although people with introverted personalities are welcome to use these tips, too ).
Before the tips, a quip:
“Write only if you cannot live without [...]

My sample chapters are due to a publisher in one week; these tips for writing for publication are my final attempt to make those chapters as lively, concrete, and strong as possible! These writing tips focus on the craft of writing (not the mechanics, such as grammar, spelling, or sentence construction).
Before the tips, a quip:
“The [...]

To be a successful writer, you don’t need to be brilliant, talented, or even all that creative. Here’s how to increase your chances of getting published — key writing tips from Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers: The Story of Success.
Gladwell is Canadian, like me!  Here’s a quip from his interview with David Hochman, a Reader’s Digest [...]

In this radio interview with full-time freelance writer Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen (me!), you’ll get tips for aspiring writers, info about different types of articles, and the best and worst parts of a freelance writing career.
First, a quip from A. A. Milne:
“Almost anyone can become an author; the business is to collect money and fame from this [...]

If you’re struggling to hear the voice of the writer’s muse, check out this ”Q & A” with author and writing teacher Mark David Gerson. He wrote The Voice of the Muse: Answering the Call to Write – and here, he shares a few writing tips.
Before his tips, a quip:
“It is good to have an end to journey [...]

This list of the best gifts for writers, poets, and published authors does not include books about writing (except for one reluctant one at the end)! Instead, it’s a round up of ideas for the writer in your life – whether you’re married to an unpublished poet or a published author celebrating her 52nd week on the [...]

Published author and successful writer William Meikle offers five ways to improve your writing skills, articles, and books. Becoming a successful writer is a process, so buckle up and enjoy the journey, fellow scribes!
Before the tips, a quip:
“As a writer, it’s all too easy to concentrate on the mechanics of submitting work to editors and to [...]

These seven tips for writing with a chronic illnes are from Suite101 writer Barbara Melville.
“Writing always poses challenges,” says Melville. “Having a chronic illness, disability, or indeed any circumstances that makes us housebound, can make the writing life seem overwhelming. I took a year out to write, but badly injured my back at the very [...]

If you’re wondering about writing full-time, here are six drawbacks of a freelance writing career. These tips aren’t meant to scare you away from writing — they should prepare you to be a successful writer!
Before the tips, check out this poem from Ray White, co-editor of How I Got Published:
The Publication Blues
I’ve queried and networked, [...]