Keeping the Door Open and Sending the Ladder Down: Effective Mentorship in Fiction Writing

Unfortunately, publishing is an industry where many of the basics are kept secret or just aren’t readily shared. Social media has been huge in illuminating a lot of processes for newer writers, but there’s still a ways to go. What roles can more experienced writers play as mentors in demystifiying the industry? What is the best way to leverage your own successes as an author to help others?