Welcome to A Writer’s Block
Here’s where you will find real-world, practical tips and techniques for fiction writers, provided by Robb Grindstaff, a published author (six novels and a couple dozen short stories), a book editor with more than 200 novels edited, and writing instructor.
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New content weekly, all designed to help you better engage your readers by lifting your prose, which will help your stories and characters reach the next level. Improve your craft in order to create more compelling art.
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It’s free to subscribe to most tips and techniques in the craft of writing compelling fiction, and occasional posts of free short fiction, as well as interviews with authors and publishing professionals.
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From now through June 2025, paid subscribers to A Writer’s Block will also receive a complementary subscription to St. Izzy of F Street, a serialized novel of suspense and magical realism on Substack ($30 value).
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About Robb
Over the past twenty years, Robb has edited more than 200 book manuscripts, fiction in a variety of genres and creative nonfiction such as memoirs, as well as a couple of business and self-help books. His clients come from a dozen countries, and include agented, traditionally published authors, highly successful independent authors, and many novice and intermediate writers working on their first novels.
He is a writing coach and mentor, and a writing instructor. He has taught courses for Romance Writers of America (even though he’s not a romance writer), Romance Writers of Australia (even though he’s not Australian), Savvy Authors, and the Novel-in-Progress Book Camp in Racine, Wisconsin.
To find out more about Robb’s editing services, click here for his website.
Books by Robb Grindstaff
Newest release: St. Izzy of F Street — Now on Substack
