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Avoiding Auctioneer Dialogue dialogue writing tools writing skills Mar 27, 2024

Pacing: discussed more often than understood.

When it comes to pacing a novel, the first thing most of us think of is overall pacing....

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How to Write an Unreliable Narrator first draft plotting prose Mar 24, 2024

Hello, my dearest reader. I hope you're doing well. I'm writing this from my bed –as I do almost everything from my bed, ps: don't...

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How to Become a Pro at Dialogue dialogue writing writing skills Mar 20, 2024

If you’re new to fiction, writing dialogue can be a bit daunting at first. And while some people may have a natural ear for...

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Tracking your Reading Resolution mindset motivation reading Mar 17, 2024

If you’re anything like me, you dove head first into a reading goal without a single thought beyond, “That sounds like a good...

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How to Choose your Narrator first draft plotting prose Mar 13, 2024

Last December, I started rewriting a halfway-abandoned story. But when I reread it, I realized that something was off. I ended up...

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Three Essential Resources for the Growing Writer career inspiration mindset Mar 10, 2024

Whether you’re a beginner, tentative about dipping into writing, or an experienced writer, looking to learn and grow your...

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Weeding your Writing Garden career inspiration mindset motivation Mar 06, 2024

In mid 2021, after spending six months working on a sixteen page capstone paper for my degree, I took a writing break – just until...

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Why Social Media is Bad for your Writing inspiration mental health mindset Mar 03, 2024

Have you ever been so horrified to know what other people are doing, but somehow you can't stop watching them? Your finger crosses the...

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Crossing the finish line: The First Draft vs. Perfectionism first draft mindset Feb 26, 2024

“A horrible first draft is better than a blank page.”

Not according to that little voice in my head that tells me anything...

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How to Deal With Uncertainty While Writing mindset plotting writing skills Feb 19, 2024

Writing is a time machine, right? So, when you receive this, I will be dead.

Just kidding.

I will be alive, but hopefully, I will not be...

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Writing a Jeepers Creepers Mystery plotting prose writing skills Feb 12, 2024

I am unembarrassed to say that I have seen every single Scooby Doo movie, special, and show at least twice. If it’s currently...

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How to Write a Good Revenge characters plotting writing skills Feb 05, 2024

Revenge is a dish better served cold, right? Well, what if it’s burning hot? What if the dish is prepared with an ingredient that...

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