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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...
How to Strengthen Your Story’s Plot Through Developing Strong Relationships
Readers come for your story but stay for your characters. In other words, your story isn't just about what happens, but about who it happens to and all those connected to them. The relationships you write about should impact the plot and your main character's journey....
Self-Compassion for Creative Writers: Overcome Your Doubts
Self-compassion is crucial to building a sustainable writing practice! Have you ever finished a writing session and thought to yourself, “That wasn't great writing!” or “I should have written for longer?” These thoughts are your inner critic negatively influencing...
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...
Writing Authentic Relationships: 5 Common Mistakes
Great stories are about people, and people often come with a lot of connections. After all, who we are is influenced by those closest to us. Thus, a huge part of your main character’s narrative will be impacted by key relationships in their life - romantic, familial,...
How to Create a Weekly Writing Schedule You’ll Actually Stick To
A weekly writing schedule is not the same habit as writing daily. Writing daily is an ideal. It’s a habit that doesn’t work for most of us. Attempting to write daily and then being unable to maintain this goal can leave creative writers feeling guilty and doubting...
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...
Ditch these 4 Distractions to Focus on Your Story
The best writing sessions are when you’re deeply focused on your story. You're so mentally present that your brain is immersed in your writing. This type of presence is your flow state. When you’re in a flow state, part of your brain isn’t distracting you with other...
