The posts at this blog offer an overview of self-publishing that is particularly helpful to beginners.
Bryan Hutchinson’s blog eschews grammar and book marketing advice and instead offers inspiration and cheerleading for struggling authors. If you’re plagued by writer’s block, this is your spot.
While aesthetically lacking, this blog is rich in curated links to articles related to the craft and business of writing.
The folks at Written Word Media crunch the numbers and conclude that the secret to making money as an author is write more books.
Author Jeff VanderMeer’s writing tips are tilted towards the big ideas of writing like how writers can get into the creative state or how to avoid simplifying characters down to mere stereotypes.
Confused as to when to use this potentially pernicious piece of punctuation? This article offers some guidance.
Dieker’s focus is on the financial aspects of a creative career with advice on savings, investments and time management.
Posts here are focused less on marketing and author promotion and more on honing writing technique and achieving goals.
Cullen Traynor offers a series of posts examining the latest revelations from neuroscience of interest to authors.
A minimalist design, combined with an extensive archive of blog posts on almost every topic related to writing, make up this author blog.
This collection of how-to articles, hosted at the web site Medium, analyzes numerous writing challenges all while nurturing an inspirational mindset.
Plotting a sci-fi story about a character who travels into the past (or future)? This blog breaks down the science and theory of how time travel might work.
This writer’s blog has lasted for years and covers a wide range of topics such as author promotion on Goodreads and tackling writer’s block.
The former literary agent and writer of “How to Write a Novel” dishes on all things related to authorship and author promotion.
The Writing Fiction website tackles the challenge of incorporating real life historical figures into story narratives.
This publishing company’s blog exists partly to promote their own product but does have a robust selection of advice for writers.
There are multiple tacts authors can take when naming characters, from using deliberately common names to finding names that suggest a character trait. Author Tony Tulathimutte explores the options.
This web site exists as a naming tool for babies, but you know who else needs names? Fiction characters.
Since the inception of the science fiction genre there has been an invisible line separating it from “true” literature. Is this distinction fair?
A survey of some of the top authors of the modern age reveals dependencies on antiquated tools such as the pen and the typewriter.
Penned by a former book editor this site covers a broad selection of topics such as finding a literary agent, avoiding classic writing mistakes, writing villains, and more.
This site is focused on purely on writing - no promotion or social media tips - and breaks up its advice into a series of mini-lessons on dialogue, point of view, characters, etc.
Go back a few years and you’ll find the internet was filled with articles arguing that authors needed to be on multiple social media networks to promote their work. But the tide seems to be turning on that point.
This site is not a how-to guide for word thieves but rather an analysis of the impact plagiarism has on both the literature and non-fiction realms.
Struggling to recall the difference between title case and uppercase according to the Chicago Manual of Style (among other sources)? This web tool does the heavy lifting for you.
This online synonym-seeker is full of useful features such as sorting results by length and type, and the ability to quickly see a word used in a sentence.
The art of developing memorable characters involves highlighting their singular characteristics, whether those traits be physical or behavioral. The Reedsy blog provides a master list of ideas.
This web site features a variety of writing related posts. Contributors are either authors or experts from the field of publishing.
Nailing the details of the climate and geography of the magical realm in your fantasy novel may not be the most exciting aspect of writing but it’s important. The web site Writer’s Edit provides some guidance.
Strauss’ blog presents often hilarious takedowns of the fraudulent providers of marketing services polluting the author-ecosystem. Read it to be well armed against these hucksters’ often inept solicitations, or read simply for a laugh.
