Writer’s block is always a little bit contentious in the world of wordsmiths. Some say it doesn’t exist, while others might concede that it probably does exist but we’re by no means…
The world is full of habits of highly effective people, cleaners, professionals, cats, and plants. Sometimes I read posts about these things (a misguided attempt to feel like I’m not procrastinating)…
Critiques are great. People willing to let you know when and why something isn’t working for them in a book are gems. It doesn’t matter how great they are in the long run,…
In truth I think somewhere deep down in everyone is a baker waiting to get out. Maybe not a great baker. Maybe not even a good baker. We can all bake, though.…
Camp NanoWrimo is here again, and through-out April you’ll find writers across the world attempting to write faster, stronger, louder, and better than they ever have done before. I haven’t yet decided…
I often tend to keep what I’m writing quiet. This is because mostly, for the past however many years, I have been a firm panster, write whatever springs to mind, follow the…
I am a fan of unreliable narrators. Not simply because I love having a story with duplicity in it but also because it creates intrigue and suspense in a story. Unreliable narration tends…
A wise person once said, “if they give you ruled paper, write the other way.” Those words still resonant with me today, even after all this time. They hold meaning. But what does that mean…
I’m still learning this, but I think writing is a trade where everyone is the student and nobody quite the master. There are great students, some are even close, but I don’t…
Every now and then, with writing, you’re going to hit a wall. People have many different names for this, sometimes it lasts only moments and sometimes it lasts months, but it is…