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Learn from writing coach Ann Kroeker how to achieve your writing goals (and have fun!) by being more curious, creative, and productive.
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Dear [favorite author]Release Date: April 20, 2026 Use this prompt to write a letter to your favorite author, alive or dead. Listen and you'...

Are Abandoned Projects a Sign of Creative Weakness?Release Date: March 25, 2026 Writers I work with—and if I’m honest, I myself—launch multi...

Don’t want to say it yourself? Put a frame around it!Release Date: March 22, 2026 In novels, memoir, nonfiction, and poetry, a narrator can...

Do you really want to write “quietly”? (It’s an AI favorite)Release Date: February 27, 2026 We all have “pet” words or phrases that slide in...

Whose Voice Is on Your Pages? Human vs. AI WritingRelease Date: February 11, 2026 I opened someone's newsletter a few weeks ago touting the...

Self-Publishing vs. Traditional: Janyre Tromp's Real-World Experience with Both (and Clear Favorite)Release Date: December 17, 2025 Award-wi...

What's your role in your reader's lifeRelease Date: December 2, 2025 In this episode, Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach, explores how clarifying yo...

Why Writers Get Lost in Research (And How to Find Your Way Back)Release Date: October 8, 2025 In this episode, Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach ta...

Start with Your Ideal Audience: Insights from Janyre Tromp Episode 283 | Release Date: September 24, 2025 Quick Summary In this episode, Ann...

Don't Wait to Share Your Message Episode 282 | Release Date: September 10, 2025 Quick Summary In this episode, Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach, e...

I tend to sprawl—both in my writing and, if you ask my family, on the couch. I start with a plan, but as I write, new ideas branch out in ev...

If you second-guess yourself each time you send your words into the world, you’re not alone. You’re feeling what writers throughout the ages...

An idea pops into your head, so you grab whatever paper product lies nearby and scribble down the thought. Or you come across a quote, story...

Find your publishing home without losing your voice: Literary agent Deidra Riggs reveals insider secrets on breaking into publishing while s...

On a chilly December afternoon in 2014, I closed the door to my bedroom, swallowed back nerves—even trembled a little as I held a tiny earpi...

A few years ago, a client came to me with an idea for a nonfiction book. She was ready to write a draft and send it to a publishing house. W...

Somewhere along the way, you stopped writing. Life got in the way. You lost your confidence. You ran out of time. You ran out of ideas. You...

Is Substack the best platform for writers? Is it right for you? In this interview, publishing expert Jane Friedman explores Substack’s socia...

“A writer — and, I believe, generally all persons — must think that whatever happens to him or her is a resource,” writer Jorge Luis Borges...

“The best advice I can give you to help you grow as a writer is to experience life.” We came to hear about queries and proposals. We wanted...

When I was a child just beginning to speak, my parents drove late into the evening to the rural property they bought. As they drove up the g...

I made a last-minute decision heading to the most recent writer’s conference I attended. I’d planned to take my classy, professional, sleek...

Are you getting ready to attend a writers’ conference? Guess what? So am I! And I want to make the most of my time there, so let’s think thr...

Attending my first writers’ conference proved to be life-changing—or at least career-changing. In the years since, I’ve attended a wide rang...

Dear Writer, It’s easy to freeze up when we’re writing for the faceless masses or the random reader who happens upon our words. What do we s...

Let’s look at the pros and cons of using writing prompts to decide if we’re fostering creativity or frittering away time. I remember the ple...

Children gaze at a vast blank wall and see opportunity—inspired, they grab a permanent marker and scrawl across the surface in loopy circles...

When I was visiting my grandmother one summer afternoon, she pulled out a letter I sent her. “This is good,” she said. “Really?” She pointed...

Just as musicians credit their musical influences, writers, too, have literary inspirations who help them discover and shape their unique vo...

On a sunny spring day, I sat with seven homeschoolers on a stretch of grass for a creative writing session. The older kids started to fidget...

Jennifer Dukes Lee invites you to transform into a better writer through “beautifully ruthless self-discovery.” It starts in the pages of...

During the early years of parenthood, I wasted a lot of time feeling sorry for myself. Why can’t I have my own dedicated writing space? Why...

Nearly everyone who writes personal stories in any form has agonized over how much to share. Will writing about an issue from childhood brea...

As writers, we spend countless hours crafting and refining our work to perfection. We labor over word choices, sentence structure, and the p...

Years ago, one of my clients updated me on her publishing journey. She turned in her manuscript on deadline, so that was a huge relief. Then...

Consider a lowly stick, memorialized by my friend: Little Y StickFragile, knobby crossroads in my fingersBring me eyes to see how God is in...

Gain inspiration from the journey of a first-time author who transformed her dream of writing into a reality by taking bold action. Merideth...

Today we’re exploring a topic that every writer is going to want to tune in and learn about: a trauma-informed approach to writing. To speak...

I hosted a virtual Christmas party in my membership program, Your Platform Matters (YPM) . At the party I encouraged a writing exercise: Chr...

AI writing apps, programs, and tools are all over the news. People are reacting. They’re writing articles and opinion pieces, they’re record...

People wonder about Stephen King’s pencil. Writers (including me) want to know what writing instrument he uses. Why? Maybe we all harbor a s...

Bryan Collins relies on a simple system that captures notes and ideas that flow directly into his projects when he sits down to write. His w...

With inspiration from Mark McGuinness, you’ll integrate poetry into your writing life as a pleasurable practice that elevates your prose. In...

Writers working on projects that are destined to be published—to be read—can struggle with nerves. We edit our words before they have a chan...

Literary agent Lucinda Halpern prepares us to navigate the industry and prepare for publishing. With her insights, we’ll position our projec...

Have you ever wondered what a writing coach is? As you can imagine, I get asked this a lot. I mean, it is baked into my branding, and I love...

For author Clarissa Moll, hiring a writing coach was like finding her book midwife, and she urges writers to seek that kind of intimate, kno...

Louis L’Amour is attributed as saying, “Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.”1 Sounds easy...

I was an English major with a creative writing emphasis. When I looked to my future, I saw myself writing. Over the years I managed to build...

If you're like me, you struggle to carve out time to write...you wish you could uncomplicate life and get more done. Good news! I have busin...
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