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 [...]

What can writing advice can we absorb from American best-selling novelist John Irving? Here are several writing quips, from which I’ve teased tips about the definition of a “real” writer, the importance of action in writing, and how to be brave enough to live the life you love.
First, a quip from The World According to [...]

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 interviewing people as sources or experts for articles are from a panel of experienced journalists, who recently spoke at a Writer’s Craft Fair hosted by the BC Association of Magazine Publishers.
Before the tips, a quip:
“Writing comes more easily if you have something to say.” – Sholem Asch.
One benefit of interviewing sources or experts [...]

Every week, Quips and Tips for Successful Writers features “Writing Quips and Tips From Successful Published Author X.” Truman Capote is up to bat this week; on deck for next week is Annie Dillard.
Truman Capote’s most famous works are Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood. And, speaking of cold-blooded murder, here’s one of his [...]

Quips and Tips for Successful Writers has recently been nominated to be one of the ”Top 10 Blogs for Writers”! Michael Stelzner of Writing White Papers has opened his 4th annual contest for top writing blogs…and I’m honoured that Quips and Tips was nominated. And even voted for a few times
Will you vote?  
All you have to do [...]

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 [...]

These ”chick lit writing tips” will improve the writing skills of any writer in any genre. The tips are from a book about writing chick lit, which I was reluctant to read (I thought it’d be too floofy for successful writers). But, the authors of this chick lit book — See Jane Write — discuss the serious side [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]