Ask Tina
Ask Tina offers reassurance and practical advice to a novelist caught in the "Writer's Cha-Cha" of constantly editing previous work instead of moving forward with new content.
May 01, 2025 Journal
The Writer's Desk
Young adult fiction writer Liz deBeer reflects on her experiences learning sewing in the 1970s and draws parallels to her current journey as a writer, highlighting the persistence required to navigate...
February 08, 2024
Rewriting Revision
Book Revision Lab writer Caitlin Maskowitz discusses two approaches to querying her novel, one she took and one her fellow writer took.
November 28, 2022
Getting It Done
Through writing her memoir, book inc's Peer Artist Leader Shanda McManus realizes she has much to learn about listening.
November 17, 2022
Inside the Memoir Incubator
Memoir Incubator writer Elizabeth Jannuzzi details how she developed revision block when drafting her memoir and how she overcame it.
November 14, 2022
Trust the Process
In his latest "Trust the Process" column, J. Greg Phelan discusses how to immediately engage your reader with strong opening lines.
November 10, 2022
Getting It Done
Memoir Incubator co-leader Shanda McManus relates her son's baby tooth extraction to her cutting "baby" prose as part of her memoir revision.
October 20, 2022
Rewriting Revision August 01, 2022
Until recently, I’ve revised my novel the old-fashioned way—moving sections around and rewriting my prose. But in my latest revision, I felt stuck. Then, I read Matt Bell's, Refuse to be Done and...
Getting It Done
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