Have you ever poured your heart and soul into writing a scene, spent hours polishing it to perfection, and then sent it off to a group of readers who immediately skim that section? Yeah, me too. It’s easy to play it off and blame it on the “writer brain” which always seems to get attached […]
You and I aren’t there yet. “There” may look different for both of us. You may want to be an author someday or work in the writing industry. Or you may just want to finally finish a draft or finally get some positive feedback. You’ve been working hard, but you feel like you haven’t made […]
You used to have a great writing habit. Key word being used to. But now, perhaps because of a new school year, an unexpected move, or a diagnosis, that writing habit is out the window. Your entire schedule or somewhat flexible writing routine has vanished with a simple flip of the calendar. And that’s left […]
I couldn’t figure out why my story wasn’t working. When I’d first started this project, I had been so excited that I could hardly stand it. Yeah, I was busy, I had a job, and I was taking college classes, but none of that mattered as much as this story. I was inspired. Words and […]
You want your stories to matter, but you have the nagging sensation that they don’t. You know that you have a great message to share, but in the back of your head, you’re pretty sure that you come across as preachy instead of meaningful. You may have heard before that the theme of your novel […]
You have always loved fantasy. J.R.R. Tolkien, Andrew Peterson, J.K. Rowling, N.D. Wilson, C.S. Lewis, Jill Williamson, and S.D. Smith all have prominent places on your bookshelf and in your heart. You could talk about their stories for hours. And in your heart of hearts, when you first realized that you were a writer, you […]
