Imagine the scene: you’ve been working on a novel for weeks, maybe months. You spend the bulk of your day at your day job, thinking about how you’ve scheduled today as a writing day, and how you’ll jump on that as soon as you get home and finish dinner. But then the time arrives, and… Continue reading Write Bites: Motivating Yourself to Write
A few days ago on Twitter, I asked people what their biggest writing struggle was besides finding the time for it. There were a variety of answers, but the most prominent pattern was this sense of despair. People are plagued by self-doubt, or they’re too depressed to write, or they feel the pressures of the… Continue reading Write Bites: How to Fight Self-Doubt As A Writer
I am thankful that, since I started writing novels at the age of 14, very few people have said to me, “I wish I could write novels; I just don’t have the time.” Anyone who’s a writer themself, or who’s spoken to a writer about their job (because yes, essentially, it’s a job, even if… Continue reading Write Bites: Finding Time to Write
Write Bites is a new series in which I write shorter, bite-sized blog posts based on whatever writing topic has been on my mind that week. These posts are meant to supplement the longer Writes and Crafts posts, and will appear more frequently. As the last book of my YA fantasy series draws to a… Continue reading Write Bites: Final Battles
Write Bites is a new series in which I write shorter, bite-sized blog posts based on whatever writing topic has been on my mind that week. These posts are meant to supplement the longer Writes and Crafts posts, and will appear more frequently. If you follow me on Twitter, then you may know I’ve reached… Continue reading Write Bites: Character Deaths
Greetings, all. I have emerged from the other side of the sickbed at last. Well, actually, I emerged a couple of weeks ago, but it took some time to get back on my feet. In case you missed my tweets or Instagram posts, I was taken out by a nasty flu for two weeks, throwing… Continue reading Writes and Crafts: Plotting
Hey readers! So, I’m starting a series on this blog in which I give writing/craft advice, covering various topics related to writing. As you can see, I’ve titled it “Writes and Crafts,” and I’m super excited about it. I asked via Twitter poll what topic my followers would most like to see covered, and the first… Continue reading Writes and Crafts: Character Creation
