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How to Know When It’s Time To Move On
I hate big changes. I kind of always have, when I was kid and my parents would mention they were thinking about moving, I would immediately begin to cry. We moved a lot when I was little, I went to four different elementary schools. Each move came with new struggles, bullying, and loss, so forContinue reading “How to Know When It’s Time To Move On”
4 Pieces of Bad Writing Advice You Should Not Listen To
Bad writing advice is often offered with good intentions. It sounds like good writing advice, but at best it isn’t really practical advice and at worst…it’s the blind leading the blind. I want to share four pieces of bad writing advice that I wish I had never listened to.
Writing Sprints – What They Are And How They Can Help You Finish What You’re Working On
I started doing writing sprints 5 or 6 years ago, during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and I still use them pretty often today. I am not the fastest writer when it comes to typing under a time crunch, but sprints are a quick and easy way for me to get some words on theContinue reading “Writing Sprints – What They Are And How They Can Help You Finish What You’re Working On”
Don’t Flatter a Fickle Muse
I bet a lot of us have had a conversation about our “muse” or the “muse.” I recently was in one of those conversations myself, and it sort of surprised me what kind of advice was bandied about. Many professionals don’t wait for “the muse” or “flow” when they write, mostly because they can’t dueContinue reading “Don’t Flatter a Fickle Muse”
Opportunities – Sometimes, things have to fall apart so they can fall into place
I had some trouble sleeping last night, and as I chased the pillow, I was reminded of something that upset me a few months ago. Insomnia driven nights are never good times to contemplate failure, but I’m the kind of person that finds it difficult to get it out of my brain once the thought hasContinue reading “Opportunities – Sometimes, things have to fall apart so they can fall into place”
Who Tells Your Story? Women in Media
As a writer, I spend a lot of time studying storytelling. One of the main takeaways I’ve always gotten from many things I’ve read on storytelling, is that stories have to tell the truth in some way. Usually, these truths feel very personal to the author, which means they also have the chance of feelingContinue reading “Who Tells Your Story? Women in Media”
Ways to Quiet Your Inner Editor
It generally takes me about a week to quiet my inner editor during NaNoWriMo. For the first week, I fight with her a lot. She tends to want me to go back and fix plot ideas, weird sentences and anything else she can think of. I have learned one thing from her, listening to herContinue reading “Ways to Quiet Your Inner Editor”
Flash Fiction Friday: Ghosts
Prompt: Ghosts Word Count: 286 Kara wasn’t sure she believed in ghosts, until her favorite uncle, Robert, died. He had been the person in her life to encourage her love of reading and the first person to tell her she should try to be a writer. He gave her a copy of Frank Herbert’s Dune, JaneContinue reading “Flash Fiction Friday: Ghosts”
Flash Fiction Friday: Refresh
Prompt: Refresh Word Count: 197 “Come on. Load.” James said, as he jammed his finger down on the mouse, hitting the refresh button over and over. He had spent months saving up, but he also knew this moment would come. The servers were overloaded, everyone else that wanted tickets was probably doing the sameContinue reading “Flash Fiction Friday: Refresh”
The Taming of the Muse 