What Serves You? A Reflection on Boxing Day
The days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve seem to pass in a haze, except for Boxing Day. In Great Britain and some Commonwealth countries, [...]
The days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve seem to pass in a haze, except for Boxing Day. In Great Britain and some Commonwealth countries, [...]
Few activities are as rewarding as finishing your book and getting it published, the capstone of accomplishment. At different times, writing can be fun, cathartic, [...]
If you love to travel and have visited places that have left a strong impression on you, you have a story to write. If you [...]
One of the best ways to get valuable, productive criticism of your book is to join a writer's group. By meeting with and discussing your [...]
Writing is often a solitary pursuit, particularly in the early stages. It takes time to nurture the seed of an idea and turn it into [...]
If you have a story you’ve been carrying around in your head for years but haven’t done anything about it, what’s stopping you? Many people [...]
Some people assume writing fiction is easy because you can make it up as you go along and go in any direction. However, in reality, [...]
You've written your book. It's been accepted for publication. Now you can sit back and watch it fly off the shelves, right? Wrong. The journey [...]
Even seasoned writers can run into a dry spell when their writing output drops to nothing. It’s even more difficult for most first-time writers. The [...]
Writing takes discipline as well as talent and passion. Many writers find the most challenging part of writing is finding the discipline to write regularly. [...]