Around here, we love that firework energy the new year brings. We prepare affirmations, create vision boards, and set goals that we are so…
Motivational Minute #199: Perseverance for the Writing Win
4 Reasons Why You’re Abandoning Your Projects
Be honest: have you ever abandoned a project before you gave it a fair chance? I know I have as a former project abandoner. …
Motivational Minute #198: After the Writing Challenge
How to Tell Which Point of View is Right For Your Story
There is no writerly pain quite like realizing you’ve been writing your story using the wrong point of view. Unfortunately, when this happens,…
Try This Fun, Quick Writing Exercise Inspired by Write Gym Member Kristin Durfee
If you’ve been following Writer’s Atelier or inside The Write Gym for a long time, you’ll have heard of author Kristin Durfee. We recently featured her on…
Motivational Minute #195: Embrace the Hard Parts of Your Writing Projects
Everyone Has a Drawer Project—Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing
Writer, I know your secret. Whether we sit by each other at writing events or we’ve never spoken before in our lives, I…
12+ Fiction Mediums to Write Besides the Novel
We talk a lot about novel writing on this blog, and for good reason! According to the New York Times, 81% of people want to…
What to Do When You Get a Bad Review
It happens to the best of us. You spend hours upon hours on a project, and once you finally get to see it…