Writing & Translation

If you’re wondering how to end a blog post, there are a few things you should keep in mind. What should you say? Should you do a call to action? Should you write a conclusion? Should you pitch a product? All of these answers might be correct, depending on what your goals are and what the post is...

Looking for freelance work in the people niche? There’s a healthy supply of human resources magazines out there you can pitch. Since the Great Resignation, people have been updating their resumes, upgrading their skills, and changing careers. Due to this shift, human resource (HR) departments have...

Among the greatest gifts one writer can give another is that being a beta reader. A beta reader is a volunteer who reads over a rough manuscript and offers feedback on what’s working and what’s not. This feedback can span the gamut from simply a general reaction to a full-on critique. But not all...

The first step to finishing is to begin. And the secret to getting unstuck is to begin again. We cannot bring anything to completion. That’s not our job.

One of the most common questions I’m asked is how to structure stories with multiple main characters. If you have two (or more) characters who are equally important to the story and receive equal POV time, how should you balance them when structuring your novel? At its core, story structure is a...

Cold emails can suck for everyone – the sender who rarely gets a response, and the recipient who isn’t interested, and lets it slowly fade into the second page of their inbox! As ugly as the term ‘cold emailing’ may be, starting a conversation this way doesn’t need to be so awkward and...

In medias res is the useful but sometimes tricky writing technique of beginning your story “in the middle” of things. At its most basic, this is simply a solid reminder to begin your story with something happening. This might be action in the traditional sense, but it might also just be the...