Don’t Lose Yourself in Your Writing
As writing schedules get crazy, it is important to remember that you are more than your writing. No matter how you feel about your current WIP, you have value.
NaNoWriMo Success Achieved in 5 Easy Steps
Author Heidi Angell shares 5 solid tips to help you hit your word count goal for NanoWrimo (National Novel Writing Month) and get that shiny badge!
A Rose by Any Other Name- Why Character Names Matter
This post was updated 1/11/2022 Shakespeare was wrong, names are important. So when creating your characters for fiction work, it is important to give them character names that suit their personality. Unless, of course, you are trying to be ironic. Like naming a big, hulking, girl Grace. Either way, this is an important step to…
5 Things I (Re)Learned from Volunteering
For those of you who don’t know, the month of July has been one long list of volunteer service at my house. From cub scout day camp to letting one of my closest friends crash on my couch, it has been a very hectic month. The biggest volunteer project I had, came in the form…
3 Common Reasons Writers Admit Feeling Driven to Write
I wanted to take a moment to discuss three common reasons writers admit feeling driven to write because I personally am tired of the stereotypes of introverts curled up in cabins in the woods or tortured souls. (Or nutjobs who torture others. We only do that in our books, people!)
So, after nearly 15 years in the writing community, here are the most common reasons I have seen for writer motivation: