Chronic illness. For some, it has been a term haunting them their entire lives, while for others, this new set of words just sent their lives spinning out of control. Writing is hard. Chronic illness is harder. Putting the two together may simply seem impossible. Can writing with a chronic illness work? I have been […]
You love writing. You want so badly to become a well-known writer one day. You want your words to go out to the world and make an impact. Unfortunately, there is a problem. You seem unable to finish writing anything! You start your story effortlessly, but then, your motivation floats away like bubbles in the […]
Francine dreams and dreams of the characters she is going to create for the book she plans to write as soon as she has a full day to devote to writing. Alyssa stops for a moment before she rushes out the door to school and stares at the beautiful brand new journals that are just […]
Writing style. The mystical key that most young writers feel like they need to discover—to understand, to master, to help make their words come alive. But when you sit down to find it, all you end up with is a blank page. A frustrated stare. A thousand questions with no answers whatsoever. How exactly do […]
You’ve read wonderful novels and want to write one too. But the sheer length of a novel intimidates you, and you wonder, Should I start with a novel first? That’s a lot of writing. And what if it’s not good enough? Or maybe you’ve even started the first draft of a novel—but after a few […]
You sit at the keyboard, ideas rushing through your head. But every time you type them out, you realize it’s something that has already been done. Or, it just feels dry. It doesn’t feel fresh. You have to wonder, “How in the world do I find new ideas? I have the same old ideas going […]
If you’ve been writing for any amount of time, you’re probably aware of the importance of the first chapter. Arguably, the first chapter is the most crucial part of your entire novel—because it’s the first thing readers will see when they open your book and it’s the place where they’ll decide if they want to […]
You’ve made the time to write and you may even know what it is you’re planning to write. But there’s one problem: you’re having a hard time getting “in the writing zone.” You’re having trouble feeling like you’re actually “in” your story and you can’t seem to hear your characters’ voices as clearly as you […]
