Keep Writing Even as the World is Ending
A recurring theme on this year's writing blogs has been how bad the last two years have sucked. You'd be forgiven for thinking the...
Pandemic Year 3: We Need Art More Than Ever
If you're like us, the last two years have seen you bounce back and forth between luxurious bursts of creative energy and periods of...
Tick Tock – Are You Ever Going to Finish That Novel?
To be a writer, you need only write. Sit down, put pen to paper, and voila. You are a writer of something. But to...
Focus Your Writing Goals on What You Control
We're a proponent of setting goals. They don't have to be too detailed and you shouldn't beat yourself up if you miss some, but...
The Powerful Writing Lessons in Urban Legends
We've all heard the stories. The hook in the car handle. The man in the bathtub with no kidneys. Rod Stewart... never mind.
In an...
Break the Hero’s Journey to Tell a Story of Your Own
In an article for Lit Hub, Tiphanie Yanique talks about how she used the Hero's Journey structure to tell a story Joseph Campbell was unlikely...
5 Tips for an End-of-Year Creative Review
It's that time of year - time for reflection and planning. In a post on the Stage 32 blog, S.K. Valenzuela says the New...
Stories Are About Why
In an interview with the Creative Penn podcast, writer Lisa Cron talks about the importance of story, including what stories are really about and...
Writing Rules are Meant to be Broken
This blog is a firm believer of the tenet that rules are made to be broken. This includes the alleged rules of writing. Name...
Narrative Promises Create Structure
The Writing Excuses podcast starts a new 8-episode series on promises and expectations. With their guest hosts - Kaela Rivera, Sandra Tayler, and Megan Lloyd - they...
