#5onFri: Five Words of Encouragement for Writers

#5onFri: Five Words of Encouragement for Writers

I’ve always been a lover of inspirational sayings; through the years I’ve collected a wide variety of these words of encouragement to bolster my sometimes flagging attitude.  One of my favorites is attributed to the 30th President of the U.S., Calvin Coolidge. The gist of it is that nothing in the world can take the… Read more »

How to Use the Enneagram to Create Fictional Characters

How to Use the Enneagram to Create Fictional Characters

I recently wrote about using the Enneagram to set your own goals as a writer, but you can also use this powerful tool to help develop your fictional characters.  In this post, I’m going to show you three ways that the Enneagram can help you develop complex, relatable characters that the reader cares about.  1…. Read more »