It’s been a weird summer for us with social distancing, canceled plans, and staying close to home for the most part. Yet it’s also been filled with picnics, berry picking, walks in the woods, and some awesome reading program offerings through the public library… we have much to be thankful for. <3 Here’s some snippets […]
Whether you’ve ever used a typewriter before or not, these pictures (and those artistic dreams and potential!) are for you today, friends. Enjoy <3 Just 25 Pictures of Typewriters What are you waiting for? Let’s go write something! Happy writing and wellness to you today! <3
Character arc is the change a character makes throughout a story. Maybe they change for the better (we hope!) and overcome demons from their past. Maybe they refuse to succumb to temptations and grow stronger in their beliefs. Or maybe they instead change for the worst and become even more ruthless, selfish, cruel, evil, etc. […]
To write is to revise. For some writers their first drafts are already mostly polished, the plot holes minimal, the story functional enough it only needs a few edits here and there. For many writers, however, we’ll need a bit more revisions than that! Often a draft will go through several rounds of revisions before […]
Today I’m thrilled to be guest posting over at Fiction University. I love Fiction University because of their huge (huge!) wealth of information and the encouraging support they offer writers. They are a great first stop when I have a writing question. My guest post is talking about 7 Ways To Deal With Burnout. Beyond […]
It’s summer and it’s time to practice some creativity play! Sometimes writing is work. Art can be work. There’s a myth about the creative person who is “living the dream” and always enjoying every moment of what they do- but in real life there is always some measure of toil involved. There are mindless tasks, […]
Having too many story ideas seems like a weird problem to have. Yet it can sometimes be just as difficult as having no ideas at all! The Problem of Too Many Story Ideas Having too many story ideas is distracting. Every new idea is shiny. It’s interesting to explore new things and soon we’ve lose […]
There are a handful of different character types that show up again and again in almost all stories. Just look and you’ll find them! They each have important roles to play and it’s worth the effort to learn what they are so we can use them effectively. A few major characters you may recognize popping […]
“What what you know” is classic writer advice passed back and forth on the internet and in writing groups. But what does it actually mean to write what you know? Should all of our characters be exactly like us? No. No, they should not. And what about fantasy novels? How can we write about things […]
I love to read inspiring creativity quotes and other snippets from famous writers and artists! Here are some quotes for you to enjoy and be inspired by today. Creativity Quotes I think that you’ve got to make something that pleases you and hope that other people feel the same way. Thomas Keller Creativity is people […]