by Julia | Oct 31, 2024 | Writing Process
There is an ongoing discussion amongst writers on the best practices when using adverbs in our writing. You’ve probably heard more than one writer say to not use adverbs! Even notable writers such as Stephen King have warned against overusing adverbs. Today’s blog...
by Julia | Oct 24, 2024 | Books, Personal Growth
Laporte’s The Desire Map is a workbook that helps us we align our goals with our core desired feelings. From a young age, we’ve learned how to set goals. Most of these goals are based on society’s idealistic view of success. It’s no different for writers....
by Julia | Oct 17, 2024 | Publishing
You’ve completed your story and sent out queries! An agent or publishing company has asked for a synopsis of your manuscript. They wanna see if this is sellable, intriguing, something they want to go forward with. You have the dreaded job of writing that synopsis,...
by Julia | Oct 3, 2024 | Creative Writing, Writing Process
If you didn’t outline your manuscript pre-writing chances are you’ve realized that it needs a lot of work. I’m currently in a similar position-dusting off a manuscript I wrote as a teenager which means a lot of revisions are coming my way! Well, my friend,...
by Julia | Sep 22, 2024 | Personal Growth
Every writer personality enjoys different adventures. If you’ve read my blog post on Julia Cameron’s book The Artist’s Way, you may be wondering which types of artist dates you’ll enjoy. In Cameron’s workbook, she provides a series of activities for creatives...
