Tag Archive for: writing
Humor: 7 Stages of Fiction Frenzy while Writing a Novel
So you're writing a novel? Good for you! But be forewarned: no TRUE writer escapes the Seven Stages of Fiction Frenzy...
1. Eureka! An Idea!
Nothing is better than that first spark of inspiration. You feel alive. Your Muse is finally…
National Novel Writing Month Starts Today
Struggling with writer's block? Want to finish a novel? Then you’re in good company! Thousands of writers around the world are gearing up to write 1 whole bonafide novel over the next 30 days as they participate in National Novel Writing…
Develop Your Intuition to Tap the Writing Muse!
Writing fiction has always felt like magic to me -- especially when I'm in the creative flow, and ideas are pouring through my brain faster than I can type. I've heard other writers describe this flood of imagination as the whispering of…
Beware the Trolls: Never Let Anyone Crush Your Writing Dream
As a college freshman, I was excited to make the cut in my first Creative Writing course. I was the youngest student in a class full of juniors and seniors. My goal, even then, was to write commercial book-length fiction – particularly Romance…
Fiction Training: Not All Writing Advice is Created Equal
When fiction writers are starting their careers, they need training. They don’t know how to discern between writing advice that advances their publication goals, and writing advice that is useless – or even detrimental.
In their eagerness…