Ready to scrap a writing project? Read this first.
It’s tempting to abandon your work when you’re frustrated and overwhelmed. But trashing your projects is like trashing yourself. Instead, you need to pivot.
Sometimes we end up in a state of creative emptiness. This is how to replenish your inspiration.
Creative emptiness and fatigue trigger my “get cracking” tendencies, that part of me that believes worthiness is about getting things done.
Writing strategies are great, but if you want to make real progress, you need this.
Yesterday was the first day of NaNoWriMo. While there are a ton of strategies you can employ, they’ll be useless if you don’t believe in yourself.
Considering NaNoWriMo? Here’s what you need to know before making a commitment.
For the uninitiated, NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write a 50,000-word novel (or memoir) draft. But is it right for you?
Want a vibrant writing life? Find out how Athena Dixon has used personal definitions of success and a dynamic author platform to achieve her publishing goals.
Athena is a modern-day renaissance woman who is multi-talented, curious, and prolific. Within six months of our meeting, her essay The Incredible Shrinking Woman.
Looking for alternatives to traditional publishing? Check out what She Writes Press helped Corie Adjmi accomplish.
When we worked together, Corie Adjmi’s goal was to attract a traditional publisher, but along the way she changed her mind. Look at what she’s accomplished.
Ashleigh Renard rehabbed not just a shabby marriage but our views of what indie authors can do. Learn the secrets of her success.
Ashleigh Renard is a memoirist who rehabbed a shabby marriage and our perceptions of what self-publish writers can accomplish.
Laura Cathcart Robbins went from rejections to award-winning podcaster, speaker, and writer. With her advice, you can do it too.
After publishing a viral essay, Laura Cathcart Robbins author platform exploded. With her help, yours can too.
To write well, you must commit to multiple drafts. Allison K. William’s new book Seven Drafts will show you how to capitalize on each one.
For the past six months, I’ve told you and every writer I know to buy Allison’s new book Seven Drafts. Now you finally can.
The secret to building an effective author platform is something you might have overlooked.
The secret to building an effective author platform is something you might have overlooked.
Want to write your way to a bigger author platform? Here’s how.
While social media can help you increase your author platform, bylines, blogs, and newsletters can help you build a fanbase that might promote your work.
Wondering what kind of virtual presence you need? Check this out!
All writers need a virtual presence. Let’s talk about how you can create an online platform.
Building an author platform? These three concepts will help you maximize your efforts.
If you’ve told one person you’re a writer, you have an author platform. Now ask yourself are how big do you want it to be, and how you’ll grow it?
Do you cringe when you hear the words “author platform?” You’re not alone.
A great author platform is broad in scope and leverages your strengths. It should be fun to work on and help you authentically engage with other people.
All stories contain a certain architecture. To understand your story, learn how to “beat it out.”
In Save the Cat! Blake Snyder discusses the three-act structure and shares his invaluable beat sheet where he maps out the moments every story needs.
Heroes are only as strong as their urges. Learn what can make a good protagonist great.
A market-tested logline proves you have a story, but the hero is what makes the story work better. Once you know who this person is, go primal.
Do the words logline or elevator pitch make you cringe? Use Blake Snyder’s three ingredients to create a winning pitch.
Learning to craft a logline or elevator pitch is an important skill all writers must learn. Summarizing your work will help you understand your story and spend less time awkwardly rambling to fellow writers and agents.
How to Rewire Your Brain and Your Writing Experiences
Ann Lamott says earth is a forgiveness school. If she’s right, then painful events are our allies. We can learn from them and then rewrite their outcomes.
Procrastination can sneak up on you. Break the cycle by sharing with other writers in this unique way.
Being told our work is less than stellar ocause a spike in our tactical avoidance maneuvers. But there’s a way to break the cycle.
This Little Trick Will Add a Dash of Joy to Your Writing Life.
Here’s another invitation: share your work with other people. It will bring you joy and connection with those who need your stories.