Romance is in the air. Perhaps you’re with someone special and you’ve got big plans, or if you’re a fan of The Office, perhaps you’re … The post 10 Romance Tropes Readers Love (with examples) appeared first on The Motley Writers Guild.

With so many competing writing software available, how can you know which ones will work best for you? Should you stick to Microsoft Word? Would … The post Which Writing Software Is Best for You? appeared first on The Motley Writers Guild.

If you’ve been braving the query trenches, chances are you have heard about the term “R&R” before. No, that does not stand for “Rest and … The post How to Handle a Revise and Resubmit (R&R) Request appeared first on The Motley Writers Guild.

But Julie, I don’t do that! I love romance books! Me too, dear reader, me too. But I bet you know someone who scoffs at … The post Why do we disregard Romance Books? appeared first on The Motley Writers Guild.

Where do you fall on the spectrum?  Not everyone falls firmly in one camp or the other when it comes to plotting or pantsing their … The post The Pantser/Plotter Spectrum appeared first on The Motley Writers Guild.

Hello, you glittering ball of stardust!It's been a while since I've blogged or had any big news to share with you, my lovely newsletter friends. But this is something I hope you'll be as excited about as I am!I'm planning to write a novel in 30 days,...

Hello dear writer. Step into my lair to learn more about the art of scaring people with words (don’t worry, my lair isn’t haunted….YET).  -insert … The post Halloween Special: How To Write Horror! appeared first on The Motley Writers Guild.

With only two weeks left to go in October, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is just around the corner.  What is NaNoWriMo? Every November, writers … The post The Procrastinator’s Guide to NaNoWriMo appeared first on The Motley Writers Guild.

Have you ever gazed into a piece of artwork, surreal or abstract, and were immediately bombarded with inspiration? Did the sudden swell of ideas guide … The post Writing Exercise – Honing Visual Inspiration appeared first on The Motley Writers Guild...

If you are currently crawling and wriggling around in the query trenches, chances are the one word you despise with utmost passion is “rejection.” I … The post On Rejection appeared first on The Motley Writers Guild.

Steps for requesting, reviewing, processing, and responding to critique in a way that won’t send beta readers running for the hills. The post 10 Ways To Improve Receiving Critique appeared first on The Motley Writers Guild.