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The 2022 Write with Purpose Challenge

We’d like to issue a new writing challenge. Each month, you’ve been assigned a scene to build out a more well-rounded narrative...

Martha Chargot

Dec 28, 20215 min read

Spending your writing time with editing in mind means spending less time editing AND ending up with a more polished product...

Martha Chargot

Dec 14, 20214 min read

Querying is the time that many writers will experience the most rejections in their lives. It’s a grueling process...

Martha Chargot

Dec 7, 20216 min read

There’s a lot of talk online that indie authors don’t need a developmental edit and traditional authors only waste money with it. And...

Martha Chargot

Nov 16, 20213 min read

Including a prologue in your story is high-risk, high-reward. Some readers absolutely love them, but many readers won’t read them...

Martha Chargot

Nov 2, 20214 min read

Extremely few books that are truly published independently start to finish. So, there’s no shame in deciding you want that help earlier...

Martha Chargot

Oct 26, 20213 min read

It's likely you don’t know how to select the right editorial services for your story. Doing too much can be costly...

Martha Chargot

Oct 12, 20214 min read

The importance of a novel’s resolution is how your readers feel once they walk away. Are they going to recommend your book to their friends?

Martha Chargot

Oct 5, 20213 min read