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Words of Encouragement: Your Story Ideas Will Never Give Up on You
What if I told you that sunsetting one of your story ideas is not necessarily a bad thing? There comes a point where working on a project is no longer the best thing…
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How I Honestly Spent My Release Day
On May 18th of this year, for the tenth time, a story of mine became available to read on Amazon! Some of those publications are short stories. Most are novellas. Some aren’t available…
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How to Revise a Novel
First things first: congratulations on finishing your draft! I hope you’re taking the time to celebrate such a monumental achievement. Go get or make yourself something nice! If you struggle with celebrating yourself…
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8 Practical Blog Posts to Improve Your Writing Life and Productivity
Over my nearly twenty years as a writer (I started young!), I’ve found that good writing habits are absolutely essential to consistently producing words. That seems like an obvious thing when you read…
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Introducing the 30-Day Road Trip Word Crawl Workbook: Pack Your Bags for Day 1
I am so jazzed to finally announce the digital, printable version of the 30-Day Road Trip Word Crawl Workbook is now available! I’ve included below the full first word crawl in the workbook,…
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The Ugly Notebook Theory
If people know you write, you are going to get notebooks, pens, and other writing supplies for every holiday. You’ve probably amassed quite a collection by now. I know I have—I’m up to…
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What Happens When You Book a Story Coaching Session
What’s story coaching? I’ve written a blog post about that! To put it succinctly, a story coach works with writers to clarify their story ideas, including plot, subplots, character arcs, and themes. But…
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12 Ways to Commit to Writing a Book
How do you actually commit to writing a novel? How do you follow through? If you’ve never written The End on a story, this is a question that haunts you. Surely, other writers…
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How to Craft a Compelling Character Arc: The Misbelief, or the Wrong Idea
Your main character has a tragic backstory to make even the toughest among us shed a tear. During their story, they overcome adversity despite the seemingly insurmountable obstacles placed in front of them…
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How to Craft a Compelling Character Arc: From Wounded to Warrior
Learning how to craft a compelling character arc is the thing to take your stories from readable to unputdownable. It’s not going to be your prose. It won’t be your setting or your…
