Breaking Ground: Finally Starting Your Long-Awaited Novel
Many people dream of becoming a successful author. Being able to make your living through writing is an amazing thing, offering the chance to live […]
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The Time Is At Hand {A Flash Fiction Story}
I’ve mentioned here and there that a couple of years ago I kind of got into writing flash fiction stories (tiny pieces of fiction that […]
How To Deal With Writer’s Block
Dealing with writer’s block is a common problem that pretty much every writer faces at some point, and there’s nothing worse when you have a […]
Jack of All Trades – A Christmas Flash Fiction Story
Recently I decided to try my hand at something new. Up to this point, I have only written short form nonfiction or long form fiction, […]
3 Free Ways to Support Your Favorite Authors
There’s something you should know about me: I’m not independently wealthy. This means that as much as I love to read, and as often as […]
3 Places Where Writers Find Inspiration
As a writer, you have no doubt come across the experience of not feeling inspired enough to write. Whether you are experiencing the mythical writer’s […]
4 Things You Can Do to Become a Better Writer
As writers, we should all be looking for ways to improve and get better at our craft. Let’s face it, none of us is the […]
Beating Writer’s Block: 3 Effective Ways to Encourage Creativity
If you write on a regular basis, you know that there are times when the words seem to fly onto the page, and others when […]
NaNoWriMo 2017 – Week 1 Update
One week down, three more to go! Week one of NaNoWriMo 2017 was less than stellar. I did fit in some writing time, so I’m […]
NaNoWriMo 2017 – A Plea for Accountability
Today is D-day for all NaNoWriMo participants! Just in case you have no idea what I’m talking about, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. […]
5 Things I Learned in My First Year of Blogging
Today is an exciting day. Today is an auspicious day. Today marks one year since I started blogging! It’s a weird feeling, because it feels […]
NaNoWriMo Winner Over Here!
There are probably two camps of people who have been seeing my NaNoWriMo posts every Tuesday for the last five weeks: 1). Those who were […]
NaNoWriMo 2016 Week 4 Update
It’s down to the wire in the final hours of NaNoWriMo 2016. I made a lot of headway in Week 4 and I’m very close […]
NaNoWriMo 2016 Week 3 Update
The end of Week 3 finds me feeling somewhat redeemed. My daily word counts have been much healthier this past week and I have made […]
NaNoWriMo 2016 Week 2 Update
Yesterday (Monday, November 14th) marked the end of the second full week of NaNoWriMo 2016. Now, Week 1 was a pretty good week for me. […]