This week, think about what makes you accept or reject the invitation of the first page.

Reading rec: BAD ASIANS, by Lillian Li.

This week, it's time for your novel to get some self-care.

Reading recommendation: THE KEEPER by Tana French.

This week, we're flipping the script on who gets to be the hero of your story.

Reading recommendation: TOKYO EXPRESS by Seicho Matsumoto.

This week, make your story's problems personal for your characters.

Reading recommendation: THE COLONY by Annika Norlin.

This week, remembering what you love and why you write.

Reading recommendation: THE TRANSIT OF VENUS, by Shirley Hazzard.

This week, flip the script on power in your scene.

Reading recommendation: THE RED GROVE, by Tessa Fontaine.

This week, a bold prescription for a common problem.

Reading recommendation: STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL, by Charlotte Wood.

This week, put on your deerstalker hat and be a detective for your story.

Reading rec: THE TEN-YEAR AFFAIR, by Erin Somers.

This week, we're going with our gut.

Book recommendation: A GUARDIAN AND A THIEF, by Megha Majumdar.

This week, try printing out your story in a different way, and you'll be amazed by what magic can happen.

Reading rec: A Guardian and a Thief, Megha Majumdar