Archive - A Writer's Block: Robb Grindstaff

Best writing advice ever

From authors, editors, agents, and publishers

Jul 14 •

Robb Grindstaff

Off to a bad start: Part 3 of 3

Mirror, mirror on the wall

Jul 7 •

Robb Grindstaff

June 2025

Off to a bad start: Part 2 of 3

Wake up, little Suzy

Jun 30 •

Robb Grindstaff

Off to a bad start: Part 1 of 3

Some fiction openers to avoid*

Jun 23 •

Robb Grindstaff

Foreshadowing: Part 2 of 2

Hidden messages about the future

Jun 16 •

Robb Grindstaff

Foreshadowing: Part 1 of 2

Subtle hints of what might come

Jun 9 •

Robb Grindstaff

What's a metaphor for?

Shakespeare, Stephen King, and Forrest Gump

Jun 2 •

Robb Grindstaff

May 2025

Actions vs results

Where to focus?

May 26 •

Robb Grindstaff

Great pick-up lines

Favorite opening sentences and why

May 19 •

Robb Grindstaff

Eric Hoffer Award: Update

Honorable mention for Bones of Dead Man's Bluff

May 15 •

Robb Grindstaff

Ask the editor anything

Win an autographed book

May 12 •

Robb Grindstaff

Chapters lengths

Should they be consistent?

May 5 •

Robb Grindstaff

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