By Katie Lewis You would get a hundred different answers if you asked a hundred authors how often and how much writing we should all be doing daily. From conferences to advice blogs, the recommendations vary widely. Some claim you can only improve your skills by sticking to a daily writing habit, while others sayContinue reading “Healthy Habits, Hearty Word Counts”
Tag Archives: Writing Advice
Nobody to Blame for Those Torches And Pitchforks, Except You.
Strong emotional responses from readers isn’t a bad thing.
Genre Tropes And Expanding Horizons
By Brian Kaufman My wife and I carpooled with a friend on the way to a writer’s conference. The conversation turned to our chosen genres. My friend wrote fantasy, so my wife—an ardent reader—began asking about favorite authors. Fantasy was not a genre she often enjoyed, but she knew a fantastic number of writers in the field.Continue reading “Genre Tropes And Expanding Horizons”
Of Pigs And Plots
Archetypes, plot structures, and story tropes are generally held to be the fundamental guide to storytelling.
Baby Steps
You’re never too old to write.
Toccata And Writing in D Minor
Music has been proven to improve thinking during tests. Isn’t it time to test that theory with your writing?
Not Your Average Daydreaming
Daydreaming exercises the brain and can lead to more productive writing sessions.
Dream Big And Little And Everything in Between
By Melanie Peffer Since my first book for the trade audience (the general book-reading audience available through regular book dealers), Biology Everywhere, many people have asked me questions about writing a book. They wanted to know about everything from my writing process to navigating self-publishing to my motivations to write in the first place.
Bah, Humbug!
By Katie Lewis Whether you personally celebrate it or not, Christmas is undeniably ubiquitous. The Halloween decorations come down, and the Christmas lights go up. Store speakers across the land pump out carols, new and old, and the sight of Santa Clause himself crops up everywhere. Though I know this post will go up afterContinue reading “Bah, Humbug!”
Emerging into The Light
Reorienting your perspective after spending a lot of time writing.
The Writing Bug 