by Julia | Nov 14, 2024 | Creative Writing
It can be challenging to choose holiday gifts for writers. Receiving a gift that doesn’t align with their writing style can be disappointing. All writers have their favourite go-to writing items. Still, when done right, a gift that supports a writer’s creative...
by Julia | Nov 7, 2024 | Books, Publishing
What were you doing in April of 2020? Working from home? Zooming friends and family on the regular? Watching all the TV shows and overeating? Me too! As an introvert, I indulged in the solitude and got back into some serious writing. Spending more time on the internet...
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 | 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,...
