No one is born knowing how to write a book. Sadly. So when you write your first one, it’s a huge learning experience. It’s cathartic. It’s painful. It’s a big confusing mess at times. But it’s also an enormous relief when you finish it. When you do finish writing your...
You’ve written your first draft of your novel, wooo! It’s a huge accomplishment, really. I hope you know that. Writing a novel, even if it’s an absolute dumpster fire of a draft, is HARD. But what next? You’ll no doubt have friends or family telling you to immediately...
New ideas are great. They’re certainly better than no ideas at all. But if you get new ideas while writing, AFTER you’ve plotted and written a lot of your novel, they can be disruptive and frustrating. I’m a mix when it comes to plotting. Sometimes I’ll plot...
You just love writing, right? You dream of being able to earn a way of living that involves writing and being creative and free. And best of all, this is possible in a few ways. Some options include, journalism, technical writing, copywriting, and even fiction...
Time is probably not what you think about when it comes to designing your fantasy world. However, time determines a whole lot in the world and it’s something worth thinking about. How do we measure time? This was something that hadn’t occurred to me when I set out to...
