Each month I take a moment to pause and share a few things I’ve found to be helpful and fun along the journey as a busy writer. I hope you find them to be enlightening and encouraging! Article Roundup: Creating Conflict Conflict is what adds excitement and purpose to our stories and keeps readers engaged. […]
People may argue over whether “writer’s block” is a real thing, but there is no denying that writing can be hard work. While being a writer is often glamorized, glorified, and sought after, writing can also be a challenging, messy, and downright miserable business. As Walter Wellesley “Red” Smith is credited with saying, “You simply […]
Each month I take a moment to pause and share a few things I’ve found to be helpful and fun along the journey as a busy writer. I hope you find them to be enlightening and encouraging! Awesome Articles: Worldbuilding Worldbuilding is when we create a fictional setting for our story. This is especially important for […]
We’re all on this writing journey together! Each month I take a moment to pause and share things I’ve found to be helpful and fun along the adventure as a busy writer. I hope you find them to be enlightening and encouraging! Article Spotlights: Character Arcs The Oxford Living Dictionary defines character arc as “a […]
Ever try to take a break and had someone tell you, “If you don’t do it now, you never will?” (I have!) There is some truth to this statement: we’ve probably all put things off and then never gotten around to them. But the flip side is that sometimes we just need a break. For […]
Mental health is so important. It’s not just relevant for people with “issues” (though really, doesn’t that describe us all??) – we all should be taking care of ourselves. Self care is how we do that. Writing is hard work. It can be mentally and emotionally challenging which makes self care incredibly important. We need […]
What does it take to be a writer? A writer must complete many different types of projects in order to complete their work. There’s outlining, drafting, revising, just to name a few big ones! Writers need to be able to do it all. So we writers learn to brainstorm. We learn to use writing programs […]