Hello, friends! I have three valid excuses. First of all, I had to be at work at 5:30 a.m. this morning. I had to unload a truck and unbox and hang things. It's been wild. Two, Harry Potter. That cursed child has kept me very busy. I just finished it and I'm working on how …
Writing Prompt
"Play it again," she begged. "I just played it three times," her sister protested. The younger one pleaded again, this time with her eyes. "You play it," her sister told her. "I don't know how." "Sure you do." The older sister picked the other's hands up and placed them on the piano. "You just follow …
How to become a writer
Hello, friends! In my years as a writer, I've gotten into conversations like the image above far too many times. People always say they have an idea but they can't write it because they're not a good enough writer. So really, how does one become a writer? The first step to becoming a writer is …
Tip: Developing Setting
Hello, friends! Setting is an important quality in writing. It's the background of the story. Without it, the characters would just stand against a white canvas or a greenscreen. Details about the setting are what make the characters' lives believable and attainable. It seems basic, I know. It's one of the primary necessities you learn …
Writing Prompt
It was a crooked little house, the imperfect kind that you could tell must have been hand-built. Sand-colored stones looped around the windows, lopsided squares of glass thrown and squeezed together at the front of the house. A chimney jutted off to the side, a sloped roof poking out beside it. A tree curled up from along …
Disappointing Yourself
Hello, friends! Sometimes, you disappoint yourself. You don't get everything done you want to or you don't get anything done at all. And that's okay. Sometimes you have to fail a few times-or really, a lot of times-to remember how good it feels to succeed. Personally, I've been disappointing myself a lot recently. I haven't …
Tip: How to use inspiration
Hello, friends! Writing, as we know, can be a challenge. Possibly the biggest writing plague that may or may not exist depending on who you ask is, of course, Writer's Block™. Oftentimes, to combat Writer's Block™, we writers seek inspiration. As defined by dictionary.com, inspiration is "an inspiring or animating action or influence". Inspiration comes …
Picture Prompt
http://kenmare.com/ Legend said a great many things. It spoke of forgotten kingdoms filled with creatures unknown, of portals into new lands, of battles and wars hard-won, and of mysteries brimming on the horizon. And legend was absolutely right. The woods had a path worn into the earth from centuries of travel, but somehow always overlooked by …
Dangers of Complacency
Hello, friends! Complacency is a phenomenon anyone with a completed draft can identify with. After finishing a draft of your manuscript, it becomes very easy to tell yourself you've done enough and you deserve a break for a little while. Whenever you consider writing, you convince yourself you don't need to because you're done with an entire draft! …
Tip: Developing Characters
Hello, friends. As we all know, reading is a glorious form of escapism. You disappear into worlds full of adventure and magic, and you meet people who bring those things to life and make you believe it's all true. But the thing about believing those characters is that it only works if the characters themselves …
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