Annie Neugebauer – Writer Unboxed

Image by Edgar Ja This is my last post for Writer Unboxed as a regular contributor. As I write this, I feel sad, nostalgic, and grateful, grateful, grateful. Aside from a single guest post...

https://writerunboxed.com/2020/11/05/hello-goodbye/

Painted Cave on Santa Cruz Island by Mike Baird I’ve shared tons of writing advice over the years, both in craft and lifestyle, and it’s always been a pleasure to pass along the things I...

https://writerunboxed.com/2019/09/03/advice-to-writers-who-are-in-it/

“Blue mountains” by Adam Kubalica I talk about fear and bravery a lot because they’re big parts of my writing life—and not just because I write horror. I encourage writers (including my...

https://writerunboxed.com/2019/05/03/when-risks-go-wrong/

One of the hardest lessons I’ve had to learn—and am still constantly learning—as a writer has been patience. Not just moment-to-moment, don’t-re-check-your-inbox patience, but long term,...

https://writerunboxed.com/2019/01/04/the-forest-for-the-trees/

Photo by Robert Gourley In my last post I talked about “which types of readers to use for feedback ,” covering the pros and cons of a weekly critique group, beta readers, specialty reade...

https://writerunboxed.com/2018/09/19/how-to-process-and-filter-feedback/

Photo by David Melchor Diaz Every writer needs feedback before publication—every writer and every book. It’s a critical part of the process. In fact, it’s several critical parts of the...

https://writerunboxed.com/2018/05/16/which-types-of-readers-to-use-for-feedback/

Photo via Visual Hunt My husband who climbs mountains (I know) once told me about a phenomenon one of his peers had experienced, known in the field as “summit fever.” Poet me perked imme...

https://writerunboxed.com/2018/01/17/summit-fever-and-knowing-when-to-say-whoa/

photo by Cindi Albright If there’s one universal truth about all types of writing and all types of writers, it’s probably that this is hard. Writing is difficult. If you pursue it with a...

https://writerunboxed.com/2017/11/15/getting-back-to-grateful/

photo by Martijn van den Bemt I want to talk today about waiting, and not just because I’m yet again standing on the shore of A Long Wait. (Okay, partially because I’m standing on the sh...

https://writerunboxed.com/2017/09/20/learning-to-wait-well-a-pragmatists-guide-to-easing-the-ugh/

“Clever Cogs!” by Piyushgiri Revagar An experience most of us are familiar with: You’ve just bought something new, whether it be a car, a backpack, a sports jersey with a particular playe...

https://writerunboxed.com/2017/07/19/thought-triggers-the-chekhovs-gun-of-writing-tricks/