I often get asked by writers and non-writers what the best tips are for building writing success. Full transparency, I’m not sure there is a right answer. I do think there are tips that can work together and contribute to a writer creating a lasting career. Much of it has to do with consistency and […]
I know I am not the only writer with notebooks and folders chock full of half-baked stories. I also know I’m not the only one who finds it unfairly difficult to resist diving into any other story but the one I’ve already committed my writing session to. As I’ve discussed in previous blog posts, this pull […]
We talk about rest and refilling your creative well a lot around here—from MMs to TWM to TWG. In fact, letting the brain (and the most recent project) rest after a major project was one of the most popular responses when we polled our free online community last December. But even if you didn’t participate […]
National Novel Writing Month is HERE! And our founder Racquel Henry is thrilled to be sharing with you two of her favorite NaNoWriMo success tips in Motivational Minute #179 on Writer’s Atelier TV! Her first tip for you is to track your word count. The NaNoWriMo site tracks your word count on a graph and […]
It’s the first week of National Novel Writing Month, and November seems full of promise. But if you missed your first day’s word count goal like I did, the thought of sitting back down at your laptop may leave a sour taste in your mouth. Luckily, friend of WA Denise N. Wheatley was kind enough […]
Tomorrow, National Novel Writing Month kicks off! Our fearless leader, Racquel Henry has come in the nick of time to deliver us a minute (two, actually!) of motivation on Writer’s Atelier TV! (Psst! Are you a fellow Wrimo? Great news! Our videos will be NaNo-focused all November long! Subscribe to our YouTube channel and ring […]
Happy Preptober, writers! On this first week of the semi-official planning month before NaNoWriMo, our founder, Racquel Henry has a one-minute pep talk for us on Writer’s Atelier TV! Lately, Racquel has been hearing some concerns from writers vis-à-vis the word count. If you’re not already familiar with National Novel Writing Month, the challenge is […]
After you’ve achieved the first few of your major writing goals—or even before those major milestones, if you lead a particularly busy life—you might find yourself forgetting to celebrate. Or, what might be even more common: choosing not to celebrate, opting instead to move onto the next item on the to-do list. Or maybe you’re […]
I do not have to remind you that we are living in unusual times. But maybe instead I can remind you of something a quite successful contemporary author is purported to have once said. One time, I was at a Q&A with Nora Roberts, and someone asked her how to balance writing and kids, and […]
Point of view is one of the trickier story elements to master. It is the perspective through which a story, or portion of a story, is told. A narrative may have one POV or multiple, depending on the structure of the piece overall. When writing with multiple POVs, it is important each one has its […]
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