by Julia | Jul 31, 2025 | Personal Growth
Burnout is rampant among writers. We set unrealistic expectations for ourselves, try to write every day, worry that our story isn’t perfect and that it will never get published. These thought loops and the pressure we put on ourselves negatively impact our writing...
by Julia | Jul 10, 2025 | Writing Process
I love stories that end with happily ever afters, but sometimes, what is true for your characters and what serves your story best is the breaking down of a love story. And a love ending can be just as powerful as those romances coming to fruition. When writing...
by Julia | Jul 3, 2025 | Creative Writing
Writing practice is not just writing your story. It’s a different writing process, although this skill can support your story’s evolution. In Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer’s Craft, Natalie Goldberg emphasizes that writing practice isn’t just for...
by Julia | Jun 26, 2025 | Writing Process
Here’s a quick and easy round-up of 5 digital world-building resources that’ll make creating your narrative worlds fun while staying organized. These resources are ideal for fantasy and sci-fi writers as well as those crafting historically influenced worlds that are...
by Julia | Jun 19, 2025 | Personal Growth
Here’s my theory: writer’s block isn’t a phenomenon that plagues writers all on its own. It’s a symptom of a greater mindset. One of those mindsets that can influence writer’s block is fearing failure. For a writer, that might be the fear that: My writing is...
