Creative Writing Blog | Jacquelin Cangro

Tenth Annual Great Books to Give…and Get

Books make great gifts! If you’ve got a long list of people to buy for this holiday season and no idea what to get them, here are a few suggestions for books I enjoyed this year.

31 Days of Writing Inspiration

Writing Inspiration

I decided to put together a little package of inspirations that will help me stay connected and keep my commitment in tact, and I hope you will be interested in joining me.

Five Things Good Dialogue Should Do

Writing Craft

We writers often think dialogue should be the easiest aspect of storytelling. After all, we talk all the time IRL. Therefore, conversations between our characters should be a no-brainer. Right? Wrong! As an editor, I find dialogue to be one of the biggest hurdles writers face and they don’t even realize it.

31-Day Editing Challenge

Writing Craft, Writing Prompts

One of the questions writers always ask when editing their work is: where do I begin? The 31-Day Editing Challenge will help you answer that question and more!

10 Writing Tips From Over 100 Author Interviews

Writing Inspiration, Writing Life

I reached out to The Secret Library creator, host, and producer Caroline Donahue to find out what she’s learned about what it takes to write and publish a book.

Ninth Annual Great Books to Give…and Get

Book Review

Books make great gifts! If you’ve got a long list of people to buy for this holiday season and no idea what to get them, here are a few suggestions for books I enjoyed this year.

To Prologue or Not to Prologue…

Writing Craft

If you want to start a heated debate at your next writing group, ask if you should include a prologue in your novel. Many writers love prologues, but many readers (and therefore agents) aren’t keen on them. As with many things, there’s no right or wrong answer. Let’s take look at both sides.