My NaNoWriMo: Round 6, Week 1
Six years—and here I go again!
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How to Add More Scare into Your Story
True fear is hard to convey, especially when writing a scary story. Sure, you can state that your character feels fearful, but fear is an art form better shown than told. And merely repeating the…
5 Things Not to Focus on When Writing Your First Draft
Congratulations! You have decided to embark on writing the first draft of your story. There’s a good chance that you’ve been on this journey before. You tried writing another story that didn’t go as planned.…
5 Non-Writing Ways to Prepare Your Life for NaNoWriMo
This is a blog post that both pantsers and planners can get behind—so that no one gets behind during National Novel Writing Month.
7 Steps to Shaping a Strong Protagonist
It’s an age-old question. What came first: the chicken or the egg? The plot or the protagonist? What if the shaping of the story and your main character happens at the same time?
Qualifiers and Intensifiers: A Grammar Guide
My brother-in-law requested that I write today’s blog post.
5 Tasks to Complete Before Editing Your Writing
Congrats! You just finished writing the last work in your latest masterpiece, be it your novel, short story, poetry collection, play or screenplay. Now what?
7 Ways to Get Your Productivity Back After a Holiday or Vacation
The dreaded day of going back to work after a holiday is here. Just thinking about all that you have to get done this upcoming week urges you to pull the covers up further over…