Formatting my writing has always been something that did not come naturally to me. Since I spent a good portion of my early writing days on roleplay forums and writing fanfiction, I quickly got into some bad habits when it came to how my paragraphs and dialogue looked on the page. From roleplay writing, IContinue reading “The Power of a Paragraph”
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Procrastination Station
You may or may not have noticed, but it’s been a couple weeks since I’ve posted on ye ole blog. Life got kind of hectic with a family reunion and a convention, both of which involved travel and not a lot of time to write. This post isn’t about that though, it’s about the dreadContinue reading “Procrastination Station”
Fail Better: Improving your writing and facing your fears
When I tell people that I’m working towards a professional career as a writer, I often get this sort of response from other people who want to be a writer/want to write a book: “Dude! That’s what I want to do! How are you doing that?!” Or “That’s my dream, but I don’t have theContinue reading “Fail Better: Improving your writing and facing your fears”
Capturing the Muse: How to Spark Creative Ideas
A few years ago when I set out on my path to become a writer, I remember being filled with dread that I only had one good idea in me. I had been trying to write the same book for about 7 years and had not really ever tried to outline or spark another idea.Continue reading “Capturing the Muse: How to Spark Creative Ideas”
Going beyond Writer’s Block
I’ve been thinking a lot about Writer’s Block lately. It used to be a concept that I wholeheartedly subscribed to. My novel never got finished because I was “blocked” among other excuses. That’s the lie of Writer’s block, it tells you can’t complete your project and gives you an easy excuse to wiggle your wayContinue reading “Going beyond Writer’s Block”
Time Management: Ways to increase your productivity as a writer
We all know it takes a lot of work to get better at writing, because the only way to truly improve is to keep writing. I used to not worry so much about time management, but in the last two years as I started working towards a career in writing, it became a bigger focusContinue reading “Time Management: Ways to increase your productivity as a writer”
Well Written Female Characters: A How to Guide, Part 3
Like I mentioned last week, today’s post is going to be about variance and diversity in your female characters personality. Hopefully at this point you have more than one female character in your story, which is really the first step. I know I’ve talked to other writers who sometimes feel like their female characters haveContinue reading “Well Written Female Characters: A How to Guide, Part 3”
Well Written Female Characters: A How to Guide, Part 1
Women tend to be vastly underrepresented in many sides of popular media, including video games (a recent study found that only 10-15% of primary and secondary characters were female) and movies (see: Bechdel test). So to me it’s really no wonder that some writers find it difficult to write women that either don’t fall intoContinue reading “Well Written Female Characters: A How to Guide, Part 1”
Weekly Comic Review: Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps 01
Normally I’d like to do this review on Thursdays, so it gives readers a chance to pick up the comic, but it’s been a bit of a crazy week for me, so here it is a day late. This week the spotlight is on: Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps issue 1 by Kelly SueContinue reading “Weekly Comic Review: Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps 01”
Capturing the Muse: Writing for the uninspired
When I first started writing, I thought I had to be “in the zone” for my work to be truly good. The muse had to be talking to me and the words had to flow from my fingers like water in a stream in spring. Now, don’t get me wrong, when things flow it feelsContinue reading “Capturing the Muse: Writing for the uninspired”
The Taming of the Muse 