Picturing Grief
…anticipatory grief, deflected and denied grief, intergenerational trauma, etc. In the company of her mentor, Death, she’s being given windows into lots of different ways people respond to grief. For…
…anticipatory grief, deflected and denied grief, intergenerational trauma, etc. In the company of her mentor, Death, she’s being given windows into lots of different ways people respond to grief. For…
…want to write. How fun is that? Books about magical women and terrifying dragons? Yes, please! Build Your Community Lastly, building a writing community can be a struggle. After all,…
It’s that time of year again: the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, the pool is beckoning, and you are…stuck inside, trying to make progress on your latest draft….
…elements of romance, love in friendship, love of the self, or even a struggle in love’s absence. The love we put in our writing reflects outward, not only at our…
…readers. Character Archetypes Carl Jung’s twelve classic archetypes are Creator, Innocent, Magician, Hero/Warrior, Sage, Jester, Explorer, Rebel, Regular Guy/Everyman, Lover, Ruler, Caregiver. Jung considered these to be the twelve universal…
…covers usually don’t have a lot of extra ornamentation on them, such as illustrations or photographs. Instead, the focus is completely on the typography: its layout, color, and font type…
…or journals. We all welcome more into our offices, homes, and glove compartments. They come in handy for note-taking, free writing, novel planning, doodling, and recording the mini-stories of our…
…details can be found on the internet using local newspapers, blogs, maps, and satellite views. When writing an era other than your own, look up cultural norms, technologies and language…
…and push you to improve your work. Readers, of course, are essential because without readers, you’re just putting words out into the void. Finally, it’s crucial to understand the publishing…
…manuscript and putting it into a binder, I took a break from writing altogether. For two weeks, I slept in, worked, read, watched tv, and spent time with my family….