Megan DiMaria

Conference season is upon us. Are you going to a writers conference this year? Conferences can be a great boost to your writing career....

Participating in a critique group can be one of the best things you can do to help move forward in your writing skills. A crit group will...

Sometimes it good to remember stuff we've already been taught. Elementary, yes—but it's good to ponder the basics of novel writing. One:...

You've heard the quote, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." It's from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The saying implies...

Participating in a critique group can be one of the best things you can do to help move forward in your writing skills. A crit group will...

Last Tuesday I discussing writer's block and strategies to get your productivity back on track. Writer's block doesn’t have to paralyze...

Dear writer, are you feeling burned out? Is your word count and productivity down? Do you want to beat your head against a wall to battle...

Are you a weary writer in need of some advice? Writers and would-be writers are always looking for wisdom from those who’ve gone before...

Are you going to a writers conference this year? I hope so. Next week, I'm going to the ACFW conference in Nashville. Can't wait!...

Writers, do you keep a pretty-word file? Sometimes a description hits the spot exactly. When that happens in a novel I’m reading, I often...

*This is part three in a series. View parts one and two. I hope you’re enjoying the different samples of author voice we're including...

A lot of time is spent in writing circles discussing author voice. What is it? How do you perfect it? Author voice is the way in which an...

This is the second of a two-part topic. See part one here. If you ask a seasoned writer, they’ll tell you that ideas are in the air....

How does a writer decide on an idea? I believe writers are peculiar people. We tuck bits of memories in our brains and hearts only to...

Rejection is an ugly word, especially to a writer. But we need to keep it in perspective. To help you put rejection into perspective, I’d...

I recently read a story that left me wholly unsatisfied. The author skimped on writing in the sensory details. I felt disoriented while...

Consider yourself the luckiest writer in the universe if you’ve never experienced a moment of writer’s block. Consider yourself fortunate...

If you're a writer, do you spend time reading tips from pros and other writers in the trenches? You should. I have a few favorite writing...

I have good news and bad news for you today. The good news is that no one, no other writer, speaker, or thinker can steal your voice. And...

Want to make your writing more irresistible? Then learn what the weasel words are, and avoid them. Weasel words are words that somehow...