Shelley Widhalm

50 Tips for First-Time Authors Shelley Widhalm

Do you agonize over getting started writing, or do you wonder how to write what you love but in a way that readers will also love what you do? In these 50 tips, I cover how to get started with a writing project from a short story to a novel or collection of poetry. I offer a few ways to find space and time for writing without making it too stressful. I delve into the writing process, as well as the differences among writing in the fiction, nonfiction and poetry genres. I touch on methods for writing concisely and overcoming writer's block. And I, of course, include advice for effective and fast editing-editing is the most important step to crafting the written word! By reading these tips, new and established writers will have a concise understanding of what's involved in writing and editing a publication-ready book.