For as long as I’ve been a part of the online writing community, the one principle that’s been hammered into me by screenshots, blog...

How often do we consider that triumph and failure are more a matter of perspective than absolutes? There are some who believe that the...

There was a movie that came out relatively recent to the writing of this blog post. I won’t name the title, but it was a sequel to a very...

It’s tough to find a writer who doesn’t love at least some angle of their story. Why would we put ourselves through the brainstorming,...

This week, I’m writing about something that’s currently very, very close to my heart. And my brain. And my sinuses. To make a...

In a previous post, I talked a little bit about how saying “yes” to writing means saying “no” to doing something else. Because of the...

For anyone familiar with NaNoWriMo, you’ve probably heard the encouragement to “Ignore your Inner Editor” during the month of November....

I tend to meet a lot of perfectionists in the writing craft. I’m one of them! And it’s an absolute beast to face up to one of the hardest...

In an earlier post, I talked a little bit about the importance of routine in order to support a steady output of words for your WIP. But...

Humans are habitual comparers. I wish I knew exactly what it is that constantly compels us to compare our lives to those around us....

For as long as I’ve been writing non-animal-centric stories, I have been trying – somewhat unsuccessfully at times, I might add – to...

“Are you a pantser or a planner?” This is the question I get asked the most by fellow writers. I used to identify myself 100% as a...

One of the biggest complaints I’ve heard from my writing friends—and myself!—is that we just don’t always have time to write. I think a...