At Vital Wordplay, topics I have covered range from how to thrive while working outside your homeland, to diversity initiatives in higher ed, to ways to mitigate global warming. Hover over the images to access feature links, and access blog posts and the Scoops4Scribes newsletter archive below for tips about writing, book content development and publishing, and mindfulness matters. To learn more about my offerings as a certified book coach, certified editor, and award-winning writer, visit Services. 

Use martial arts principles to support your writing life, AI and book content, fancy word usage, tip for increasing readers' content connection, a DIY audiobook experience, and more

What book coaching focuses on, data on how publishers consider a fan base, co-authoring tips, an indie book development schedule, and more

Broadening audience through word choices, agent preferences, getting into bookstores, adding suspense to NF, short story collections, and more

Considering a sensitivity reader, one hundred book opening line examples, building emotional resilience, hybridizing memoir, writing time, and more

How to consider beta readers, overuse of em dashes, the financial side of authoring, a healthy first-draft mindset, five common book drafting myths, and more

How to avoid author scams, key steps to agent pitching, writing prompts, why having a rough draft stage matters, details of indie publishing routes, and more

Create compelling chapter endings, a new two-session coaching service, fighting book bans, using narrative tools to draw in lay NF readers, and more

Ghostwriter traits, self-editing tips, developing a book synopsis, the value of brief writing stints, working with emotional content, free audio book resources, and more