Writing is a solitary endeavor... but we're not alone!

I wouldn't be where I am today without the things I've learned from other writers. Friends and mentors who have taken me under their wings. Trusted critique partners who help me polish my words to the brightest shine. Those who have taught classes and workshops. Those I've met at conferences and conventions. And the writers I will probably never meet, whose books still inspire me every single day.

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I believe in paying it forward, so this page is for You!

Here you will find free tips and tricks, interviews where I talk about the writing process, and even links to the (live or on-demand) virtual classes I teach on writing and on marketing yourself as an author!

2025 Writer's Resolutions Bingo

bingo card with a header that says 2025 in a large, rainbow-colored bubble font and Writer's Resolutions in a flowing script across it in black. The BINGO card has 24 writer-themed goals specific for Veronica Bartles' writing expectations for the year, with a free space image in the center: a ghost wearing glasses and an orange beanie, typing away at an old typewriter

I saw someone on TikTok with the idea that instead of New Year's Resolutions, we should do a New Year's BINGO instead. This way, if we get off track and haven't completed the goals that we set for ourselves, we don't kick ourselves for having failed. Instead, we look at the card and think "Oh! I'm so close to a BINGO!" and we're that much more likely to keep going. I promised some folks on #KidLitChat that I would share my BINGO card ... and because I can't ever manage to do something simple, you know I had to make it into a whole thing. So... if you click the image above, you'll be able to download a customizable PDF with 4 different BINGO card options. Each one is a fillable PDF form, so you can change the resolutions to fit your own goals before you print it out.

On-Demand Courses for Writers

Trailers can be a fun way to promote your new books.

They don't necessarily have to be fancy or even professionally edited to be effective.

Here are a couple of very simple trailers we put together for my debut novel, TWELVE STEPS, when it released in March 2014.

Resource guides can be an effective way to connect with teachers and readers!

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The Princess and the Frogs and Twelve Steps, by Veronica Bartles

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