Creative Monsters
…gold stars and smiley-faces. When I hit a milestone, I treat myself to something small but meaningful to my writing: a notebook, a couple of colorful pens, or maybe a…
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Publishing Lessons from Julia Child’s My Life in France
…their full collection. He published a small version of the project without their permission and quickly disappeared — along with their publisher. With no signed contract, the duo was left…
Crafting the Perfect Twitter Pitch
…a stay-at-home mom, Vicki Leigh grew up in a small suburb of Akron, Ohio where she learned to read by the age of four and considered being sent to her…
Writing Technique: Smells Make a Story Real
…Rayne has lived in Germany, China, Mongolia and Nepal and has now settled in a small dilapidated town of former Victorian grandeur on the south coast of England. Visit her…
Becoming a Writer, after Spending a Career Writing
In the Summer of 2022, after working in Communications & PR for 22 years, I left my writing job to become a writer. My Comms work was all in technology,…
#5onFri: Five Ways Astrology Can Help You Write Your Novel
…next big idea or small plot fix. Think about astrology as a practice for learning about different character archetypes, or even as the ultimate training for developing a hand at…
Seven Flash Fiction Exercises for Novel Writing
…us. The answer, really, is to seize every small window of opportunity, wherever and however it may come. This may seem impossible when you’re working on a mammoth of a…
#5onFri: Five Ways to Inject Theme into Your Story (Without Being Obvious)
…story. These could be anything from small trinkets to elements of the setting. Play around with various objects that might be important and meaningful to your character and see if…
Forget Resolutions. Reflection Is The Key.
…something negative from your life, or confronting a problem. Reflective states should end with growth-oriented action. Decide on a few small steps that will help you move forward. Put them…
Writer Fuel: 3 Things Writers Need to Know About Voice
…two different voices. This is what I mean when I talk about modulating voice: we can make small shifts in tone and style, but the core essence of the voice…
