And just like that, it’s the first Friday of November. This year is going WAY too fast, and it’s almost a little depressing. But fear not! We’ve still got two solid month of writing left in 2018, right? And for those of you doing NaNoWriMo, you still have time to get a book written this […]
Happy Halloween!
Hey it’s Halloween and we’ve got some great posts to share. First off, here’s the winning entry at the Theme of Absence Halloween Horror Flash Fiction Contest, The Empty by Joachim Heijnderman. Check it out, and I hope it scares you as much as it scared me! Next up, we’re posting the top two […]
Five Links Friday 10/26/18 (Halloween Edition)
A little late with this post, but we were at the pumpkin patch with the kids and it’s been an awesome and busy day. So here we are with the final Five Links Friday of the month. And it’s a horror theme, of course. Enjoy! 1. Let’s start off with not an article, but a […]
Five Reasons to Start a New Paragraph
My seven-year-old likes to write books. Sure, they are only a few pages long, but he puts a lot of work into them–stapling the pages, illustrating, and double-checking the spelling with his mom and dad. It’s so awesome to watch him develop and learn some of the absolute basics of putting together a little story. […]
NaNoWriMo Prep
Hey, writers, as October comes to a close quite there is a large community of aspiring writings out there asking “should I or shouldn’t I?”. What is that big decision they are pondering? Why NaNoWriMo of course! I’ve probably talked about NaNoWriMo a million times here, and my first novel started out as a NaNoWriMo […]
Seasonal Inspiration
All of the pros say you should never wait for inspiration; you should just get out there and get writing. And they are obviously correct. After all, they are the pros ๐ But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be aware of times where inspiration WILL come looking for you. (It should be noted that you […]
Five Links Friday 10/19/18
It’s a awesome October Friday and my favorite day of the year is rapidly approaching. While we wait, here are some links on writing to keep you motivated and get you through the weekend. Enjoy! 1. Let’s start off this week with a post by on mistakes by K.M. Weiland with a detailed look at […]
Generative Writing and Brainstorming
Hi all! It’s a great fall evening, and I’m back from a great Nebraska Writers Guild fall conference. This year’s fall conference was especially informative and inspirational. I came back just ready to write, with a newfound passion I haven’t felt in a few years. I will probably have a lot to share about what […]
Five Links Friday 10/12/18
Hey there writers. We’re back for another edition of Five Links Friday. Enjoy! 1. Let’s start with a radical idea from Ksenia Anske: Start your writing day by watching a movie. I do get what she’s saying, but, dudes, there are plenty of meals I skip simply because I don’t have time to eat, let […]
Planning your novel the old fashioned way
So let’s talk about our WIPs for a minute. Well, actually, let’s talk about my WIP for a minute ๐ I’ve mentioned before that I’m trying something completely new to me, and that’s epic fantasy. It’s crazy to think that I’m working on a book that needs to be 3-5 times longer than my YA […]
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