Welcome to the November 2022 roundup! Can you believe we've just finished the second last month of 2022? While the end of the year always goes by super quick, it feels like the whole year has been like that and I've been trying to make progress on as many goals as I can so I …
Whether you’ve been blogging for years or only a few weeks, there’s always a point when you will sit at your desk, laptop open/computer screen on, and you’ll have absolutely no idea what to write. Maybe you’ve already covered the topics you wanted to and don’t know where to go next. Or maybe every idea …
When you think of a compelling read, the fact you couldn’t see any of the twists and turns happening is probably one reason why you couldn’t put the book down. Unpredictability in a story is such a fun feature to come across as a reader, and something any writer will benefit from in their own …
Welcome to the October 2022 roundup! If you read last month's roundup, you'll know I was heading off for the surgery I'd been waiting over a year to have. Unfortunately, for the fourth time since 2020, it was canceled while I sat in hospital admissions and I really began to question if the universe was …
Even the most organized writer who puts words on the page and completes their writing to-do list every day runs into delays that drag out the process of penning a book. Such obstacles can test the biggest optimist, and as much as we’d like to think we’re in control of them, the hard truth is …
Continue reading Writing Delays: What You Can’t Control And The One Thing You Can
If I asked you why your favorite book is your favorite book, chances are high the reason will be because of the characters. Yes, a great plot and lyrical prose make for a compelling read, but it’s the characters we like to follow from page to page and revisit if they leave the right impression. …
Continue reading 3 Simple Ways To Make Readers Care About Your Characters
Welcome to the September 2022 roundup! Don't worry, I didn't accidentally publish this post before the 30th, which is when it would usually hit your inboxes/feed. Although it's a recurring fear that I will hit publish instead of save draft anytime I'm working on blogs, I'm purposely publishing this roundup blog early because I'm taking …
The key to a successful blog is well-written content that’s posted regularly. For some bloggers, that means a post every day. For others, it’s once a week or every other week. That’s a decent amount of content to create and oversee from an idea, to the first draft, and to a published post, year after …
Continue reading Blogging Tricks For Keeping On Top Of Your Content
When it comes to penning a story, there are a few essential ingredients to add to the mix, and one of them is conflict. Why? Because humans love drama. That’s the reason reality TV shows are still around and why readers enjoy stories that use conflict to hold their interest. Does that mean your book …
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