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What Writers Do in Times of Crisis

By Katrin Schumann
I sat down to write this post and have now written four openings and ditched them all.
What do writers need to hear in times like this? How can I be helpful to others when that which binds us--our obsessive love of words, books, writing--is overshadowed so universally by our fear of the unknown?
Do I tell you how to make lemons out of lemondade?* Do I reveal that I'm writing page after page despite the uncertainty and boredom
Katrin Schumann
Books & Reading Craft Advice New Writing The Workshop The Writing Life
Is Productivity Always Good for Writers?

By Katrin Schumann
How long does it really take to write a book? From beginning the first draft to seeing it on bookshelves? It's generally accepted that more books = more success/ happiness. But what does being "productive" really mean, and does it make you happy as a writer?
I used to think the solution to almost all writerly problems lay in having more time—a comforting thought since I had so very little of that particular commodity. Simple, I thought: when I have more time, I'll do more writing, and I'll be happy and productive.
On some level this is obviously true, but time …
Katrin Schumann
Announcing January 2020 Short Classes

If your New Year's resolution is to write a lot more than you did this year, then don't miss out on these January 3-hour seminars and 6-hour weekend workshops:
Friday, 1/10 & Saturday, 1/11
- Personal Stories for Public Change: Election Year
- Touchy Feely: How to Get Emotional Without Making a Mess
- So You Want to Be a Writer in 2020? Section A
- Overcoming Writer's Block
Friday, 1/17 & Saturday, 1/18
- Interior Landscapes: Creating Depth in Fiction
- Novel Essentials: Pacing
- Building a World from the Ground Up
- The Mechanics of Powerful Prose
- Jumpstart Your Writing
- Transgender Character Bootcamp
Wednesday, …
Maura Intemann
What I Learned from Editing

In the past few years, I've done an enormous amount of editing. I work as a manuscript consultant and help other writers develop their books, and I've (almost completely) rewritten two novels. Here are some of the things I've learned about the editing process:
TOP FALSE ASSUMPTIONS EDITING CLIENTS MAKE
1. An editor will "fix" your manuscript. (An editor can help you fix it.)
Katrin Schumann