Why do some stories rivet us from the opening line, while others fall flat after the first few chapters? If you ask K.M. Weiland, it has a lot  to do with

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Part III highlighting the 2013 Decatur Book Festival Writers Conference Today, The Writing Well concludes its three-part recap of the 2013 Decatur Book Festival Writers Conference with author Ariel Lawhon,

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Part II of III highlighting the 2013 Decatur Book Festival Writers Conference In today’s recap of the 2013 Decatur Book Festival Writers Conference, The Writing Well introduces North Carolina novelist

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 Part I of III highlighting the 2013 Decatur Book Festival Writers Conference Kimberly Brock, author of The River Witch (2012, Bellebooks/Bell Bridge Books) and recipient of the Georgia Author of

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After a long hiatus I am delighted to feature author Robert Hicks on The Writing Well. Writing about history – especially the Civil War – takes more than just an

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At this spring’s Atlanta Writers Conference, I met a fellow aspiring novelist, A.M. Pierre, who is a whiz when it comes to crafting query letters. I coined a nickname for

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        I’ve attended my share of writing conferences over the years, but seldom have I come out of one as jazzed as I did at the conclusion

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In the last 18 months, three-time Writer’s Digest book author Christina Katzhas helped twelve writers self-publish thirteen e-books. In only six years, this talented writing coach has enabled many other

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    Twenty-four years ago this month, actresses Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey starred in “Beaches.” Based on a novel by Iris Rainer Dart, “Beaches” traces the 30-year friendship between

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      Adam Mansbach and Chris Baty (right) at the Crossroads Writers Conference Saturday.   Coming off this weekend’s Crossroads Writers Conference in Macon, Georgia, I feel a renewed

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