Creative Writing
3 Ways to Choose Your Next Creative Writing Project
Finishing a story feels amazing! Choosing the next story to write can be scary. Even when you have a notebook full of ideas, it's often difficult to land on what to write next. So, in today's post, we're going to look at three strategies that will help you choose your...
4 Author Websites to Inspire Your Storytelling Journey
We writers can learn valuable tips and storytelling techniques from one another. But there’s a lot of content out there, and just googling questions we have about the writer’s craft can bring up way too much content to sift through. When I’m looking to learn more...
4 Writing Prompt Websites to Ignite Your Imagination
Writing prompts are so helpful when you need an imagination boost to get you in the writing flow! If you’re looking for some top-notch writing prompts, here are 4 websites to check out. Use these when you need a moment of flash writing to reignite your creativityThis...
How Morning Pages Can Transform Your Creative Writing Life
Morning Pages are a key strategy that Julia Cameron lays out in her book, The Artist’s Way. This book is a 12-week creative recovery tool to help all creatives, not just writers, reignite their creativity. Divided into 12 chapters, you’re guided through weekly...
Best Writing Advice from Brande’s Becoming a Writer
Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande is an older read, published in 1934. It’s all about the creative writer’s journey. And while some of the insights in this book have evolved since its original publication, there is still wisdom to be found. So, leading with...
20 Motivational Quotes for Writers Who Need Some Inspiration
For writers who are feeling stuck, uninspired, burnt out or worried that they’re just not good enough. These quotes are here to reignite your creativity and help you rediscover your writerly confidence. As a writer who was constantly in this stop-and-start writing...
Embrace Your Messy First Draft: Growth Mindset for Writers
A perfect, polished first draft is a myth. Every novel starts as a rough, imperfect mess, in need of revisions. Objectively, this makes sense. The creative process begins with planning, testing, revising and doing it again until you arrive at the final product. Yet,...
How to Use Writing Practice to Revise Your Story
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...
5 Amazing Writing Resources to Enhance Your Story
Writing resources are proactive tools that benefit both the writer and their work in progress. They can aid you in developing a narrative that is cohesive, imaginative and grammatically sound. In this blog post, I’ll help you solve some writerly problems with 5...
5 Short Story Contests to Inspire Your Creative Writing This New Year
Short story contests are an excellent way to strengthen your writing skills and confidence. Telling a succinct story in so few words requires great plotting skills. It can allow you to experiment with voice and genre without committing to a novel-length plot. In some...
