Are you feeling lately like your writing sucks? As writers, we often come up against the same weaknesses in our storytelling again and again. With each book completed, we improve on some things, but others continue to hover around the mediocre level, which can be frustrating. The danger is thatContinue Reading
Every fall, I take a week to ten days to get away to my own little writing retreat. I have a quiet location I go to that I’m really familiar with. The people know me there, and I can come and go as I please. The area offers just theContinue Reading
It’s not always easy to get into the zone—the writing zone, that is. Have you ever sat down to write, and then 15 or 20 minutes later realized that you hadn’t managed to type a single word? Or maybe you did eke out a sentence or two, but it feltContinue Reading
by Olivia Jones Inspiration is a fickle beast, as every writer knows well. We do our best to tame it, manage it, and help it flourish, but ultimately it has its own heartbeat and a way of growing or halting to a sudden stop. But among so many things weContinue Reading
You’ve been working on your latest writing project for a while now, and your motivation is waning. You still believe in it. You still want to take it all the way through to “the end,” but lately the fire has dimmed in your heart. What’s happened, and how can youContinue Reading
Let’s face it—some days, your writing creativity is lacking. Maybe you had a tough day, you didn’t get any sleep, or you’ve just been working really hard lately. Stress, negative emotions, and overwork all decrease your ability to be creative and original. Yet sometimes we just can’t help it—life happens,Continue Reading
by Cat Crawford The world of blogging has blown up over the last five years, with more and more people discovering how to use the platform to promote themselves, connect with others, and even start their own businesses. A large number of millennials now blog about their passions and backContinue Reading
~Writing Well Wednesday Tip~ Most writers are sensitive creatures. That’s good when it comes to imagining how our characters feel in various scenes. But it’s not so good when it comes to managing our moods. If you find that you’re feeling irritable, sad, or out of it lately, you mayContinue Reading
To reach your writing goals, you have to know how to boost your writing willpower. You need it when it’s time to write and you’re tired. When you get that rejection and you feel too discouraged to keep going. Or when the writing gets hard in the middle of theContinue Reading
The sedentary nature of working at a desk during the day and then at night writing is a real health trap for me as I get older. I’m a busy person, always up and down the stairs and choosing to walk as much as possible when I’m out, but IContinue Reading
As we come to the end of the year, I thought it would be fun to share my top 10 books for 2017. Like most writers, I love reading, and feel like I can never read as many books as I’d like to. But I’ve made room in my scheduleContinue Reading
by Emily Johnson Did you know that every day, music affects how you think, feel, and act? In movies, background music enhances the story and moves the action from scene to scene, but it’s main task? To evoke certain emotions in you, the viewer. The same thing happens in televisionContinue Reading