For Writers
Therese Walsh and Kathleen Bolton are the founders
and blog mamas of the popular writers’ blog, Writer
Unboxed. Together with
a panel of esteemed contributors—including Allison
Winn Scotch, Juliet
Marillier, Sophie
Masson, Barbara Samuel
(AKA Barbara O’Neal), Ann Aguirre, J.C. Hutchins, Anna Elliot, Jael McHenry, Jan O'Hara, Brunonia Barry, Debbie Ohi, agent Donald Maass, and editors Ray
Rhamey and Jane Friedman—they
post weekly about the craft and business of genre fiction.
Writer Unboxed was named one of the best 101 websites
for writers by Writer’s Digest in 2007, 2008, 2009, and again in 2010.
Here are a few articles Therese wrote, but do check
the WU archives at www.writerunboxed.com for
more articles on the craft and business of writing,
and their list of 100+ past interviewees. Write
on!
select a category to view articles on: Business • Health • Craft • Research • Inspiration
BUSINESS:
Driving
the Deadline
Agents
and the First Two Pages
Turn
Your Query into a Golden Ticket
Something Isn't Right. Is it My Query, or My Manuscript?
Help for a Query Hater
Writing
the Synopsis
Marketing
the Fuzzy-Genre Manuscript
Inside-Out
Agent Hunting
An
Almost-Published Writer's Guide to Not Being Stupid
Is
Your Online Presence Serving You? An Important Q&A
About Amazon and Iindie Bookstores
How
a Book is Made
Four Months and Marketing
On Platforms and Opportunities
About BookBuzzr, a Publicity Tool
A No-Regrets-Pre-Pub Push
Building a Facebook Ad
Public Speaking
Do Authors Choose their Covers?
HEALTH:
Wellness
for Writerly Wrists
The
Problem with BIC (butt-in-chair)
 CRAFT:
Beginnings
Literary
Illusionism
The
Trouble with Frosting
Flow
and Drafts and ????s, Oh My!
Tighty
Writies
Are
You Swaddling Your Manuscript?
Plots
Unboxed
Writing
the Big Story
Tinker-Free
Writing
Weapons
of Mass Instruction
Fighting
the Sag in 10 Steps
Unhappily
Ever After
Once
Before a Time: Prologues
Once
Before a Time, Part Two
Outline=Box?
Flip that Manuscript!
Chiropractic
Editing
The
Unpubbed Writer’s Seven Deadly Sins
A Sure-Footed
Voice
The
Lure of the Implausible-Authentic
Humanizing
Bad Guys
Make
Your Manuscript Less Bathetic
Scene:
"ACCPT" or Rework/Dump?
Killing
Darlings
Antagonist
& Contagonist
Out
with the Old: Lessons from an Almost-Author
On
your Mark, Get Set...Pre-Plotting Basics
Answering Questions on Characterizations
How to Make Readers Cry, in Six Steps
One Hundred Interviews
Something isn't Right. Is it My Query or My Manuscript?
Writing to be Heard: Audiobooks
A Necessary Torment
Untangling Story Knots in Six Steps
Voice Q&A: Evil Narrators and Guy Talk
Voice: An Agent's Perspective
The Uniqueness of You
Nine Strategies for Surviving the Second Book
Be Extraordinary
RESEARCH:
Immersion,
and Stalling for Spot Research
Judging
your Internet Catch
Turning
X's Into Y's: Guy Talk that Works
 INSPIRATION:
Music
Lessons
The
Writer's Cave
The
Power of FLASH!
The
$300,000,000 Challenge
The
Music of Language
Just-Right
Advice
On
Timidity
On
Brains: Is Right for Writers?
When
All Else Fails, Laugh: Rejection
Homestretch
Writing
Why
I Write
Trusting
Yourself
Inspiring Characters into Being
The Secret
Hoping for the Best, Deciding There's Some Good in the Worst (reviews)
It's All About the Cheesecake
Five Strategies for Inspiring Creativity
The Fearless Craft
The 10 (or 11) Greatest Writers' Anthems of All Time
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