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Pick The Best Sentences In Your Favorite Books (and try to match the quality)
By BookBaby author Dawn Field What makes a standout sentence to you? Studying works you love can help you focus on writing great sentences that make an impact on your story and your readers. If you are...
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Writing Under Duress
By BookBaby author Michael Gallant Especially during a pandemic, writing often happens under trying conditions. The right strategies can help you manage stress, fatigue, and distractions to move your...
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Eleven More Ways To Look At Your Story
By BookBaby author Dawn Field Dawn Field (July 20, 1969 – May 2, 2020) In late 2015, Dawn Field submitted her first post to the BookBaby Blog, titled “Eleven Ways To Take A New Look At Your Story.”...
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How Long Does It Take To Write A Novel?
By BookBaby author Michael Gallant Some authors need weeks, others over a decade, to put their dreams into text. Your timeline to write a novel? Whatever you need it to be. As I described in “The...
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Negative Reviews Are Part Of Life
By BookBaby author Steven Spatz Negative reviews are part of life, and brushing off criticism is something all creators must know how to do — because most negative reviews don’t matter. Reviews are...
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Writing Dystopian Novels In Dystopian Times
By BookBaby author Lee Purcell Given the current environmental and social climate — and the worldwide pandemic — you’d think people would avoid dystopian fiction. Not so… Imagined futures can sometimes...
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Dialogue Tags: When “Said” Doesn’t Say Enough [Infographic]
By BookBaby author Andre Calilhanna While adverbs and passive voice seem to be the primary targets of literary disdain and unchained vitriol, a close third might be the imaginative use of dialogue...
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Reading Habits From Around The World: 2020 Edition [Infographic]
By BookBaby author Andre Calilhanna Over the years, we’ve posted a number of “reading habits” infographics from Global English Editing on this blog, including this one from 2017 and another from 2018....
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Find Success As A Writer By Focusing Your Energies
By BookBaby author Lee Purcell Borrowing lessons from sports and chess, you can find success as a writer by mastering fundamentals, optimizing your efforts, and meeting the challenges in front of you....
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Comedy Or Not, Your Story Needs A Good Straight Man
By BookBaby author Scott McCormick Your story needs a good straight man (or woman) to bring your comedic, heroic, or otherwise unconventional characters into sharper focus. I met this guy at a...
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12 Authors Who Died in 2020
By BookBaby author Andre Calilhanna 2020 took a heavy toll in so many ways, but the voices of these writers, poets, and authors will never be silent. We take a moment to pay tribute to 12 authors who...
View ArticleNine Idioms Traced To Their Origins
By BookBaby author Andre Calilhanna We use idioms all the time — after all, these phrases came into use because their figurative meanings can really make a point. But the origins of many common idioms...
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Is Your Writing Terrible… Or Is It The Dunning-Kruger Effect?
By BookBaby author Scott McCormick If you’re feeling like your writing isn’t very good, you might be stuck in the Valley of Despair — smack in the middle of the Dunning-Kruger effect. There’s a...
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When Is The Right Time To Write?
By BookBaby author Michael Gallant Whether you’re most creative at dawn or midnight, paying attention to how you write at different times of the day can help you discover the best time to write for...
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Capitalizing On The Stickiness Of Serial Fiction
By BookBaby author Lee Purcell It’s not likely you’ll get rich writing serial fiction, but you can gain exposure for your work and get feedback from readers to gain insights for shaping and honing your...
View ArticleWhat Makes A Great Villain?
By BookBaby author Scott McCormick A great villain can engage an audience, energize a book, and provide a satisfying source of conflict — but the devil is definitely in the details. The Harry Potter...
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Picture Books Can Be More Than Meet The Eye
By BookBaby author Michael Gallant Whether you’re inspired to explore history, science, complex feelings, or scary weather, your children’s picture books can share powerful messages. Years ago,...
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Ready To Break Into Freelance Writing? Start With A Marketing Plan.
By BookBaby author Jill Goodwin If you want to embark on a career in freelance writing, you’ll need to promote your skills and services. Developing a marketing plan is crucial to getting off to a good...
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Is What You Have to Say What People Want to Hear? Find Your Target Readers
By BookBaby author Brian Jud If you think your book doesn’t have competition, reevaluate the potential size of your market opportunity. But more than that, make sure your book offers value from the...
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Advice For Writers: Embracing The Cycles Of Creativity
By BookBaby author Lee Purcell Must writers be self-destructive and unhinged to be masters of the craft? Creativity is an elusive animal, and there is no magic formula to harness it. Writing something...
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