Theme and Details in Worldbuilding

Our worldbuilding is the setting and atmosphere of our stories. As writers, we don’t want to overlook this critical component of making our stories the strongest they can be! But what makes worldbuilding great? And how do we *do* that? Today we’ll walk through two aspects of worldbuilding: Theme and Details. For further reading on […]

Goals, Grace, and Focus Words

Happy New Year! As promised, we’re kicking off the year talking about goals. One of my favorite things! 🙂 We don’t need to be stressed, intimidated, or legalistic about it all: Goals can look like many different things and they can be a hugely useful tool even when used minimally. Along with goals we’ll also […]

Winter Roundup: Gifts For Writers and Book-Nerds

The holidays are upon us and it’s a magical time! Whether it’s your favorite season ever or whether you’re more of a Grinch (and let’s face it, we all are sometimes!), here’s a roundup of gifts ideas for your favorite book-ish people. And for yourself 😉 If the holidays are a hard time for you, […]

5 Ways Thanksgiving Is A Creative Practice

Thanksgiving is coming which means it’s time to pull our our pumpkins and start thinking of answers to the classic “what are you thankful for” dinner-table question! But here’s a thought: What what if we asked this question daily instead of just once a year? It’s well worth our time. Thanksgiving is a discipline that, […]

Quotes and Comments on The Artist’s Way

I’m still working through Julia Cameron’s excellent book The Artist’s Way and have gathered together a few of my favorite quotes and thoughts to share. (You can see a few earlier quotes from last month’s favorite things post!) Now I’ll admit I don’t do every exercise in the book or work through it as consistently […]