Editor’s Notes: Dress for Success

BY MCKENNA GARDNER You know the quote: “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.” Well, let’s be honest, that isn’t exactly foolproof. If you’ve always wanted to be a rock star, but show up to your high school band teacher interview in shredded jeans and...

Editor’s Notes: Turn, Turn, Turn

BY LAURISA REYES WRITE A REAL PAGE-TURNER I recently gave a presentation at the Kanab Writers Conference in Southern Utah called “How To Write A Real-Page Turner” and thought it might be fun to pass along some of the key elements I shared there to you....

Editor’s Notes: Introductions, Please

BY JESSICA SHEN Getting to know your characters: Arguably the most important component of your story are your characters. You may have a riveting plot and beautifully written story, but if your characters are unlikeable, unrelatable, or worse, one-dimensional, your...

Editor’s Notes: Shifting Focus

BY TERRI WAGNER Paragraph development is a tricky affair. How many of you took speech class in college? I ask because that’s the same MO as terrific paragraph development. Staying focused on what your paragraph is supposed to convey. Easy? Should be. But reality tells...

Editor’s Notes: Making Your Passion Pay

A Beginner’s Guide to Copywriting, Ghostwriting, and Freelance Work BY ELIZABETH GILLILAND So you’ve decided to be a writer, brave soul. Doubtless, several helpful relatives/friends have stepped in to inform you that you’ll never make any money doing so. The bad news?...

Editor’s Notes: The Grammar Trap

BY TERRI WAGNER As writers, we often get bogged down in grammar issues when we are actually trying to focus on content. As a result, both our content and our grammar suffer. I know you have read pieces of work that were on target with grammar, and the content was...

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