It’s Time
I don't think I've talked to one writer who hasn't said some form of "I don't have enough time for my writing." It's our favorite lament! It's also the thing we let trip us up and keep us trapped...
View ArticleListen Up: The Writer’s Mindset
This is a fantastic episode of Writing Excuses with Peter Beagle about ditching the "aspiring" when talking about being a writer and getting into the mindset of a professional writer. So much good...
View ArticleYou’ve Got Skills
If you've been doing regular writing practice for a while (see Top 6 Reasons To Do Writing Practice) you will probably start wanting to spend time working on specific craft skills like descriptions,...
View ArticleWhy Do We Write?
I'm not a writer because I love to write. I don't always love writing. I avoid it sometimes. I even wash the dishes sometimes instead of writing. Some days it not only doesn't come easy, it doesn't...
View ArticleListen Up: What to Write
Here's a great The Journeyman Writer podcast from StoryWonk about what to write when you don't have an idea. It also touches on what to do when you feel your story idea has been done before (hint:...
View ArticleThe Hierarchy of Genre
That subject line is a lie. There *is* no hierarchy. No genre is better than any other. Literary fiction isn't better than genre fiction. I am so fed up with writers feeling like they're second...
View ArticleAre You Ready to NaNo?
Are you participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) this November? It's a fun time full of writerly companionship, and if you're on the fence I hope I can convince you to jump on in. I...
View ArticleRe-entry
I've been thrown off my writing game in the past six weeks. I'm off track, rusty and stiff. I've been renovating a house, packing up the house we lived in for twelve years, and moving to the new...
View ArticleKeeping a Novel Notebook
Do you keep a writer’s notebook? How about a novel notebook? And what’s the difference anyhow? A writer’s notebook is where you keep story ideas, bits of overheard or thought-up dialogue, character...
View ArticleAll About Writing Practice
What it is: At its heart, writing practice (also called freewriting), is writing for a length of time without stopping or censoring yourself. It’s most famously taught by Natalie Goldberg (and Julia...
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