Write Character Descriptions That Pop!
Studying a passage in a book is like peeking behind a magician’s curtain—you get to see how the tricks are done! Whenever I study how…
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4 Funny Writing Lessons From The Novel ‘Harriet the Spy’
You should always keep a notebook with you, according to every piece of writing advice ever. Jot down ideas, thoughts, notes, overheard conversations, random observations,…
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Affirmations for Writers
Hi, writer friends! If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “I need to improve my writing skills and accomplish more of my writing goals,” you may…
5 Fantastic Blogs for Writers
When I’m not writing, my favorite thing to do is . . . procrastinate about writing. Sometimes I stare into space, but other times I’ll…
Writing Deep Viewpoint by Kathy Tyers
I love reading stories that take me into a character’s heart and mind, stories that make me feel as if I am the character. I…
Adolphe Henri Laissement: “Cardinals in a Vatican Hall” or “Eavesdropping” (1895)
Eavesdrop Your Way to Better Writing
Shhh, don’t tell anyone, but I eavesdrop. Sorry, but this book told me to do it: The Writer’s Idea Book by Jack Heffron. Sometimes I’ll…
A Fine Line
A few of my aspirations: do a headstand in yoga; lose five pounds by New Year’s Eve; and write a perfect first line for my…
Get in the Write Mood
“But I don’t want to write,” I say in my whiniest of voices when I wake in the morning. Do you sometimes dread writing like…
10 Quotes On Writing Dreadful First Drafts
Writing a book? Article? Angry email to your boss telling him you quit?! I don’t know what your first drafts look like, but mine are…
Make a Pretty Mess
Are you like me? Do you own beautiful notebooks, but refuse to write in them? You know the kind. They’re sold at Anthropologie and Papyrus.…