With the current trending news climate, many of us may be experiencing a little more time at home than normal. For writers, this is a golden opportunity to get through all the projects that we’ve started and been meaning to finish. Personally, I’m plotting out my Camp NaNoWriMo while also planning to finish two short … Continue reading Creating a Soothing Writing Space
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Travel Writing: How to get inspired by your vacation
Vacations. They’re a time that we so desperately need every once in a while to de-stress, relax, and unwind. And that came come in various forms for people, depending on their personal tastes. Some of us like to veg out on the beach for two weeks straight with a daiquiri in one hand and a … Continue reading Travel Writing: How to get inspired by your vacation
Show, Don’t Tell
When I was home in California last Christmas, I was clearing out a box of my things at my parents’ house. As a writer, sometimes it’s fun to look back at your earliest work and see how far you’ve come. I got to go over some of my earliest hits, like the very first short … Continue reading Show, Don’t Tell
The Perfect Way to Write Your Novel
Here it is: the cure-all secret that will revolutionize your writing. Are you ready? Do you want to know the perfect way to write a novel? Alright, here is a step-by-step guide below: 1) WRITE! Thought I was going to let you off easy? Nope. The whole point of writing is to write. It doesn’t … Continue reading The Perfect Way to Write Your Novel
Serving Real Life, But Make it Fantasy
Oscar Wilde once said, “If you want to tell people the truth, you’d better make them laugh or they’ll kill you.” I love this quote because it’s so true, and given its truth, this is why I’m a fantasy writer and not a comic. There are a lot of people out there that think fantasy … Continue reading Serving Real Life, But Make it Fantasy