The Biggest Mistakes Writers Make

— with Tiffany Yates Martin —

The Biggest Mistakes Writers Make

— with Tiffany Yates Martin—

$89.99

August 27, 2026
1:00 PM ET

Each registration comes with access to the archived version of the program and the materials for one year. You do not have to attend the live event to get a recording of the presentation.  Attendees have the ability to chat with the instructor during the live event and ask questions. This webinar is 90-minutes.

A copy of the webinar presentation recording will be added to your Writer's Digest University account as soon as possible after the live webinar. It may take 24-48 hours to process and post in your Writer's Digest University account.

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$89.99

August 27, 2026
1:00 PM ET

Each registration comes with access to the archived version of the program and the materials for one year. You do not have to attend the live event to get a recording of the presentation.  Attendees have the ability to chat with the instructor during the live event and ask questions. This webinar is 90-minutes.

A copy of the webinar presentation recording will be added to your Writer's Digest University account as soon as possible after the live webinar. It may take 24-48 hours to process and post to your Writer's Digest University account.

Enroll Now

About the webinar

About the webinar

Over decades working on literally thousands of manuscripts, I’ve noticed a handful of specific areas where stories may most commonly stumble or lose their way, the likeliest culprits for a manuscript that may feel as if it just isn’t coming together, or isn’t as effective as it can be, or isn’t getting requests from agents or editors.

Just as an editor can objectively “diagnose” what may be keeping a story from being as effective and compelling as possible, you can learn to spot these common mistakes in your own manuscripts, and ways to address them to ensure that your story is as effective and complete on the page as it is in your head.

If you're not getting the kind of response from your writing and stories that you want to, it may be because of one (or more!) of these common mistakes. This live webinar offers an overview of these prevalent pitfalls and actionable ways to address them—a diagnostic clinic to help you pinpoint and resolve any ailments in your stories that may be hampering their effectiveness, keeping you stuck, or holding you back in your craft and career.

This live webinar will help you figure out what might be holding your story back, and teach you practical, actionable tools and techniques for addressing those areas and making your stories as strong as they can be.

Meet the instructor

Tiffany Yates Martin

Tiffany Yates Martin has spent her entire career as an editor in the publishing industry, working with major publishers and New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling and award-winning authors as well as indie and newer writers. She is the founder of FoxPrint Editorial (named one of Writer’s Digest’s Best Websites for Authors) and author of Intuitive Editing: A Creative and Practical Guide to Revising Your Writing and her latest, The Intuitive Author: How to Grow & Sustain a Happier Writing Career. She is a regular contributor to writers’ outlets like Writer’s Digest, Jane Friedman, and Writer Unboxed, and a frequent presenter and keynote speaker for writers’ organizations around the country. Under her pen name, Phoebe Fox, she is the author of six novels.

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