A Mash-up of Good Articles
for writers
22 January 2025
A Mash-up of Good Articles for Writers
After many years in the writing, publishing, and teaching fields, I have found myself on quite a few email newsletter mailing lists. I will subscribe to them because of referrals, something I read of theirs, and because I like to support them. I open and read as many as I have the time and bandwidth for. Here is a compilation of three articles by highly regarded writers/authors that I think you should read. I try to never miss anything from them.
“The Rules of Fiction” from K. M. Weiland portrays the sometimes-frustrating conundrum that all fiction writers who want to be published eventually face. Some people swear that the only way to get published and appreciated is to follow the rules of the genre. Others swear that writing rules are meant to be broken. Weiland’s somewhat lengthy piece is worth serious consideration. Fiction writers let me know what you think about the “rules of fiction”. Do they help or hinder you as you work?
“How to Find the Right Literary Agent for Your Book” from Authors Publish is another robust and solid article about a topic that is key to understanding your place as a writer/author in the publishing industry. The Authors Publish free newsletter is something I absolutely recommend to fellow scribes and students. Notice that the piece is about finding the right literary agent. It’s another animal all together to secure one. Still a thoughtful piece.
Do you have an agent (whatever your genre is)? How did you find them?
“The Key Book Publishing Paths 2025-2026” from Jane Friedman who cannot be beat for her research, workshops, blog posts (guests and her own), and so much more. This brand-new blog post on her website just might blow your mind with the degree of information and minutia relating to the variety of options writers have today for publishing their work. Free and valuable download.
What publishing path(s) have you chosen and why?
I hope your WriteDay is fantastic!
~Joy
CEO and Founder My WriteDay Subscription Box for Writers
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JOY E. HELD is an author, educator, editor, entrepreneur, and literary citizen responsible for this site and its contents. She is the author of
Writer Wellness: A Writer’s Path to Health and Creativity (Headline Books, Inc., 2020)
Writer Wellness Workbook: A Guided Workbook and Journal to Accompany Writer Wellness: A Writer’s Path to Health and Creativity (Headline Books, Inc., 2023)
The Mermaid Riot (Fire and Ice YA, 2024) Young Adult Historical Fantasy
She writes spicy historical fiction under a pen name.
She is the winner of multiple writing and book awards:
West Virginia Writers, Inc. Annual Writing Contest, Honorable Mention, Novel, 1998.
New York Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Writer Wellness, 2020.
Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist, Writer Wellness, 2021.
Northeast Ohio Romance Writers of America, Member of the Year, 2020.
Northeast Ohio Romance Writers of America, First Book Award, 2020.
She is an adjunct faculty member in the Southern New Hampshire University Online MFA Creative Writing.
She is a proud graduate of Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA with an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction.
She is a member of The Authors Guild and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
Joy is the founder and CEO of My WRITEDAY Subscription Box for writers and readers.
