My 7-year-old really enjoys reading. Watching him devour Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Captain Underpants, and all their sequels and spin-off makes me so proud. My favorite (and the one I’m reading with him) is the 39 Clues series. Like a lot of kids, his love of reading has him writing as well. He staples […]
Seven Ways to Get Inside Your Character’s Head
I’ve written about bland characters in the past, but the problem of writing one-dimensional characters is still a difficult one to overcome. I was looking over a WIP the other day and I still just couldn’t make a connection with the main character. So I thought about it for a bit and decided that the […]
Five Negative Writing Thoughts (And How To Deal With Them)
How many of us hear voices in our heads? Okay, maybe not those kinds of voices, but a different kind. The kind that tries to get in the way of everything you want to do. The negative voice in your head that wants you to give up on all your dreams. We’ve all heard that […]
Starting Points: Characters
As a writer, I’m sure you’ve been asked at least once in your life “where do you get your ideas?” And if you’re anything like me, you don’t necessarily have an answer. It’s more like, you just start writing something and the ideas kind of pop in on their own. It’s almost a subconscious thing, […]
How Developing a Game is Like Writing a Novel
I haven’t been writing any fiction since late November. As I mention ad nauseam to anyone I meet in real life and on the internet, I’ve been in the process of creating a fantasy card game. It’s been a great experience so far, and I’m making a ton of progress. I’ve been playtesting with a […]
Guest Post: 5 Ways to Stay Motivated as a Blogger by Nikos Alepidis
A creative mind is often in need of constant inspiration because without it; motivation would cease to exist. A blogger is a modern-day artist who puts out digital content to the public for a purpose that it might speak to them, relate to them or reach out to them. But whatever the reason is, there […]
5 Quick Writing Exercises to Boost Your Output in 2019
Hey all, it’s a brand new year and I’m sure you’ve all set some monster writing goals for the year. Or even you didn’t set any massive word count goals (I didn’t) you’d still like to get that word count up this year, right? So where do you start? Well, first off, I’m going to […]
3 great places to get illustrations for your self-published project
When it comes to writing novels and short stories, I haven’t been involved in self-publishing at all. My only novel was traditionally published and all of the short stories have also been included in other publishers’ collections. I have been toying around with the idea of self-publishing a collection of my out-of-print short stories, though, […]
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