The Scribophile Writing Blog

10 Tips for Pitching Your Writing

by Jerry Jenkins • 0 comments

Literary agents and publishers reject more unsolicited manuscripts today than ever—up to 99%. They are so overwhelmed with submissions that most no longer even acknowledge receipt, and their guideline...

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10 Powerful Resources to Add to Your Writing Toolbox

by Angela Ackerman • 22 comments

Confession: I am a writing resource junkie. Ever since co-authoring The Emotion Thesaurus I became obsessed with finding tools—unusual, unique tools—to help writers on their journey. And, if I couldn’...

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Professional Ghostwriter David Meikle Answers Your Questions

by Alex Cabal • 14 comments

David Meikle answers Scribophile members' questions about his career as a ghostwriter.

A few days ago ghostwriter David Meikle, author of Reunited in the Desert, The Last Gangster: My Final Confession, and other books, offered to sit down with Scribophile members and hold a Q and A s...

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Announcing the Winners of the Character-Driven Tale Contest

by Alex Cabal • 22 comments

Read on for winners and feedback from David Corbett!

Announcing the Winners of the Character-Driven Tale Contest It's been a marathon few weeks for our intrepid contest judge, David Corbett. This has been one of our biggest contests yet, and as a result...

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Author David Corbett Answers Your Questions

by Alex Cabal • 26 comments

David Corbett sits down with Scribophile members to answer their questions about writing and publishing.

Last week author David Corbett graciously offered to answer the top writing and publishing questions the Scribophile community had for him. We've got his responses ready for you—there's tons of great...

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An interview with author Genevieve Graham

by Alex Cabal • 3 comments

A chat with Penguin US author and long-time Scribophile member Genevieve Graham.

Joining us today for an author interview is long-time Scribophile member Genevieve Graham. Genevieve is a three-time published author with Penguin US. Her novels Under the Same Sky and Sound of the He...

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How to beat 85% of the other freelance writing job applicants

by Alex Cabal • 23 comments

Tips for freelance writers from someone who's looking to hire.

This week I've been looking for new writers to contribute to our blog. This process always fills me with dread, because every time I do it, I get--without exaggeration--hundreds of applicants in my i...

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Hibernating for the winter

by Alex Cabal • 4 comments

We'll be back...

Hi folks! With Nina's recent departure, Laura's hand injury (get better soon!), and Justin's personal leave, we have exactly zero writers contributing to the blog right now. With that in mind, I thi...

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Give Thanks and Remain Impeccable

by Nina Munteanu • 19 comments

Cultivating gratitude in all aspects of your life can empower you and provide you with a healthy joyful and successful life. This is nowhere more important than in your writing. Gratitude and an attitude of impeccable intent will ensure a successful writing career.

That’s the simple answer. Give thanks and remain impeccable. In her book The Magic, Rhonda Byrne shares how cultivating gratitude in all aspects of your life can empower you and provide you with a he...

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The Lowly Finger

by Laura Preble • 8 comments

What a piece of work is a hand! And beware rabid office equipment!

I’ve been out of commission for a couple of weeks, column-wise, because I was hospitalized. Why? A staple. That’s right. I was felled by one of those run-of-the-mill Swingline staplers, the ones...

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