I love short stories. I love how concise they are. I love how you can just enjoy them in an afternoon. They are easy to recommend them to a friend because it's not a time suck. If they don't like the story it didn't take long and they weren't that invested. But I find them … Continue reading Why Short Stories Are Hard to Write (For Me)
I spent weeks praising my work and saying I was blessed beyond compare, but that changed quickly middle of last week. I got brought into the office and told there wasn't enough work to keep me. I packed up my things (left my pens by accident and I'm still bugged about that) and went on … Continue reading Writer’s Self Care
I am currently eating Chinese food and staring at two lines in an outline. Just two lines. It's been nearly a month into the new year and I cannot write for the life of me. The most I've written where these blog posts, and even then, part of me feels like I'm phoning them in. … Continue reading Beating that New Year Slump
This week, in the US, is Thanksgiving. It can be both a great time to catch up on writing and an absolutely terrible time to catch up on writing. Most years I would say it's an easy time for me. I would spend time with my parents and sister, eat too much, and write. There … Continue reading NaNo and Family
Ever been just thoroughly stuck in your novel? NaNoWriMo is a notorious time for everything you've been planning to just disappear. It's like all of your prep work was a beautiful dream and about half way through November you get woken up by your loud alarm clock and forget everything. I touched on what you … Continue reading Using Your Resources
If you've been following my blog for a bit, you'll have noticed I've mentioned Word Wars a fair few times. I find them to be a fantastic way to bolster the average amount of words written and it's a great way to break out of writer's block. But What is a Word War? A Word … Continue reading I Declare a Word War
I will say that any advice I give you is not one size fits all. I haven't published a novel myself, but I do copywriting every day. I went to school for broadcast journalism so I know how to make sentences easy to read and understand. I know what I do and don't like when … Continue reading Preptober #4: 10 Tips Before You Dive In
