Archive - The Writer Story

The Writer Story | featuring Shaelynn Long

Meet Fantasy author, Shaelynn Long and her intriguing novel, Fury's Fate.

Apr 12 •

March 2025

The Writer Story | featuring Shalini Abeysekara

Meet Romantasy author Shalini Abeysekara, her debut novel This Monster of Mine, releasing April 1.

Mar 15 •

Finding the next story to write... the process of moving on to the next story

Hello and Welcome to the Writer Story!

Mar 1 •

February 2025

The Writer Story | featuring Megan Murphy

Meet RomCom author Megan Murphy, her debut novel Fake it Like you Mean it, releasing March 18.

Feb 15 •

Writing characters that jump out of the page

A new tool to develop rich, layered characters - the BSQ method

Feb 1 •

January 2025

The Writer Story | featuring Swati Hegde

Meet Contemporary Romance author, Swati Hegde, her sophomore novel releasing on Feb 11, Can’t Help Faking in Love.

Jan 18 •

Happy New Year 2025!

It's all about new year, new writing goals and new motivation

Jan 4 •

November 2024

Happy Holidays!

We discuss about winding down and prepping for the new year...

Nov 30, 2024 •

Writing a Killer First Line - A Mystery Case Study

Decoding the art of first lines from bestselling Mystery novels

Nov 16, 2024 •

What I learned from scrapping an entire novel draft

Scrapping a full draft is as scary as it sounds. Here's why I did it.

Nov 9, 2024 •

Take a Break, You Deserve it

Taking a break from writing is important as you start taking your writing seriously.

Nov 2, 2024 •

October 2024

Tips for fast drafting

With Nanowrimo approaching soon, here are some tips to draft fast

Oct 26, 2024 •

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