The Wandering Blog

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Why Knowing Your Genre (And Subgenre!) Is Important

What are genres and subgenres? Do they really matter? Does every book need to fit into one of these little boxes? ...more

Fiction Writing

October 01, 2024•4 min read

Point of View - Who's Tellin' This Dang Story, Anyhow?

Ultimately, whether you have one POV character or many, and whether you choose first, second or third, all depends on your story itself. ...more

Fiction Writing ,NonFiction Writing

September 01, 2024•3 min read

Fantasy Worldbuilding Checklist

This Worldbuilding Checklist will make your fantasy story come alive! ...more

Fiction Writing

August 01, 2024•10 min read

New Speaker, New Paragraph

When it comes to characters conversing with each other, the golden rule is simple; New speaker, new paragraph. ...more

Grammar Rules ,Fiction Writing

June 30, 2024•3 min read

How to Write like an Architect

Think like an architect to learn how to write a book and when to get an editor. ...more

Fiction Writing ,On Editing &Best Practices

June 13, 2024•12 min read

Citing the Bible Like a Pro

So, you’d like to include some Scripture verses in your manuscript or blog post, but aren’t sure of the right way to format them—or even if there is a right way. ...more

On Editing ,Best Practices &NonFiction Writing

May 30, 2024•6 min read

Indirect Repetition

It can be hard for a fiction or nonfiction author to realize when they're being indirectly repetitive in their creative writing. ...more

Fiction Writing

May 21, 2024•4 min read

How to Make Your Writing Flow

The reader is a kayaker, and the words on your page are the river they travel down. ...more

Fiction Writing ,NonFiction Writing

April 30, 2024•6 min read

Creative Writing: Fiction 101

In a world of endless possibility, where do you start? ...more

Fiction Writing

March 31, 2024•5 min read

Citations Crash Course

"Cite your sources!" your editor cried. "This needs a citation, too." "Where did you get this info?" "Where did these numbers come from?" "Cite! Cite! Cite!" ...more

On Editing ,Best Practices &NonFiction Writing

March 24, 2024•9 min read

How to Share Google Docs

Google Docs is a great program for sharing your work, and we at Wandering Words Media love to use it. But we do admit, there's a bit of a learning curve. ...more

Technology

August 31, 2023•2 min read

When is my book ready for an editor?

Of course, we writers know that finishing a first draft is just the beginning...but when is the book "really finished?" ...more

On Editing

July 06, 2023•5 min read

Here at Wandering Words Media, we can edit your book in either Microsoft Word or Google Docs. We love using Google Docs, because it makes the back-and-forth with the author much easier. Instead of ema... ...more

Technology

May 02, 2023•11 min read

Writing in ALL CAPS

Sometimes it seems like all caps is needed to really emphasize what you're writing, but we're here to tell you that it is NOT! ...more

Best Practices

March 24, 2023•4 min read

Where Do You Find the Time to Write?

This is probably one of the most commonly asked questions in the writing world. Yes, we all want to write a book--but when? Between work, family, exercising, dating, hobbies, school, kids, keeping up ... ...more

Fiction Writing ,NonFiction Writing

February 16, 2022•3 min read