If life—and more specifically, 2020—has taught us anything, it’s that we don’t have control over everything. When it comes to writing, control is very much a balancing act. You can control which characters are in your story, but you can’t always control what they want to do (even if you think you can with that …
While busy, modern-day lives mean there will always be occasions when you can't write when you want to, there is also a time in a writer's life when you want to write, but you just can't. Not because you couldn't sit down at your desk. Not because you didn't have the whole house to yourself. …
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Being a writer comes with its own inner-critic, that little voice in your head that whispers plot plots, questions if you're good enough, and also lets you know that you are. I've found that when I reach a writing milestone, that little voice goes into overdrive and bombards me with new thoughts. It happened a …
Continue reading Thoughts That Run Through Your Head Now You’re A Published Author
Any writer who's had to write a query or a synopsis for a submission knows how hard it can be. Trying to boil the essence of your carefully crafted story to a few paragraphs, or a page seems like the hardest thing ever. I'm here to tell you it's not. And that's because there's a …
Happy New Year, everyone! It's time to get out of that magical land between Christmas and New Year when you're full of chocolate and cheese and don't know what day it is. 2020 brings the chance to start afresh, kick off some resolutions, and get back into the writing game. If, like me, you took …
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I don't know how it was for you, but for me, 2019 went by in a blink. As is the tradition of the last few years, this week's blog is a roundup of some of your favorite posts, my favorite posts, and other writerly/life lessons discovered throughout the year. Blog Posts Your Favorite Blog Posts …
If you're wondering what gifts to get the writer in your life for Christmas, wonder no more! Keeping us writers happy doesn't take much effort. All we want is a million-dollar book deal, a Hollywood movie option, and all the awards—or at very least, the contact for a good agent. But we know asking for …
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The holidays are a time for relaxing and taking a break, even Stephen King doesn't write on Christmas day! But writers like to make ourselves feel guilty if we aren't penning down words, even when it's time for a well-earned break, so here are some tips for maintaining a creative output during the holidays. Make …
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We all know getting into good writing habits will see us complete our manuscripts, but what about those bad writing habits that don't help the process? You know what those habits are. They're the things that stop you from sitting at your keyboard regularly, eat up the precious part of the day set aside for …
