by Julia | Sep 11, 2025 | Productivity
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...
by Julia | Sep 4, 2025 | Writing Process
Mentor-mentee relationships in fiction can be a crucial dynamic, providing protagonists with the key tools they need to succeed on their journey. From Frodo and Gandalf to Katniss and Haymitch, when written authentically, this duo can do more than give and absorb...
by Julia | Aug 21, 2025 | Creative Writing, Personal Growth
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...
by Julia | Aug 7, 2025 | Creative Writing, Writing Process
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,...
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...
by Julia | Jun 12, 2025 | Writing Process
Not every story needs an attention-grabbing romance, but for some books, it’s essential to the plot. A romantic relationship, when executed well, can add depth to your protagonist’s internal and external arcs. The emotional stakes of falling in and out of love will...
