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Welcome back to our many-part series where we chat with Working Writers who have not had success in the traditional sense. No major awards, no books in print, maybe only…    read more

Today’s blog post is by writer Q. Lindsey Barrett The thing floating about the interwebs from a former writing teacher . . . ? Yeah, he makes a few valid…    read more

By Alison Balaskovits In my original Writing Beyond Good post, one of the factors I listed as crucial to crafting prose strong enough to be selected for publication was, “Make sure…    read more

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates’ loot on Treasure Island, and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life. ~ Walt Disney…    read more

By Alison Balaskovits In our ongoing series about increasing your odds of being published by Writing Beyond Good, Part I and The Sequel covered Creating Emotional Resonance by creating relatable characters,…    read more

“If a book comes from the heart it will contrive to reach other hearts. All art and author craft are of small account to that.”~ Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) By Alison Balaskovits Last…    read more

  Today’s blog comes from Q Lindsey Barrett. “A story must engage the heart as well as the head; a story cannot just play clever games with language or structure or…    read more

To close out 2013, we’ve decided to re-post our ten most popular blogs from this past year. We simply looked at the posts that received the most hits and put…    read more

Today’s blog post comes from Q Lindsey Barrett If my three and half years as a submission reader, now editor at Hunger Mountain have taught me anything, it’s that ‘good…    read more