Start in the Middle
A blank page can be a frightening thing to behold, especially for a new manuscript. There’s so much potential for greatness. And failure.
Read Like a Writer
To read like a writer means to read material not for pleasure, but for education.
Writers Provide Service to Readers
You, as a writer, are providing a valuable service to readers.
Never doubt it!
Writer’s Block, Part 2
If changing your mindset is not enough to get through writers block, here are a few practical tools.
Writer’s Block, Part 1 (of 2)
Writer’s block is showing up because it has a message for you.
How do you decipher the message?
Pantsers and Plotters
Pantsers are writers who do not write with a plan. Outlines feel like handcuffs. They sit at the keyboard just to see what happens next, or who will show up.
Defining Success as an Author
Success is one of those words that can be packaged with a lot of triggers. In today’s world, many of us equate success with money and fame. And if our endeavor isn’t bringing in money and fans—immediately!—then it’s easy to judge it as a failure.
What’s Your “Why”?
Some folks, who respond well to accountability, write because they have a deadline.
For others, they won’t eat, or pay any of the bills, if they don’t write.
And for others still, writing creates the space in their brains they need to find peace.
Time to Write
Last month I asked what writing problem you would solve if you had a magic wand, and several of you said you’d magic up more time to write. Last I heard, the Ministry of Magic still isn’t loaning time turners to Muggles, so what else can you do to find time to write?