Creating Your Character’s Arc

Creating Your Character’s Arc

With NaNoWriMo just a few weeks away, I’m working feverishly to get my next book plotted and ready to go so that on November 1 (well, okay, November 4 because November 1 is a holiday where I live and I’m taking that weekend) I’ll be ready to hit the page typing—kind...
Revisiting the Hero’s Journey

Revisiting the Hero’s Journey

In preparation for NaNoWriMo, have you thought of outlining your book using the Hero’s Journey? It is, by far, the most popular story structure. Hollywood movies use it all the time. It fits most stories, no matter the genre. I could use Harry Potter, the Wizard of Oz...
Getting Ready for NaNoWriMo

Getting Ready for NaNoWriMo

Happy Halloween! That’s crazy, isn’t it? It’s only the first week of October and already everything is suddenly Halloween crazy. Pumpkin spice everything is all around, you can’t escape it. But in the writing world, we are all looking to November and NaNoWriMo...
Is Imposter Syndrome stopping you from writing?

Is Imposter Syndrome stopping you from writing?

Are you an imposter? Or do you worry that you might be one? If so, you’re not alone. There’s been a lot of talk recently about imposter syndrome because it affects so many incredibly talented and intelligent people, and yes, you might be one of them. Last week we...
Three Strategies to Overcome Writer’s Block

Three Strategies to Overcome Writer’s Block

A number of writers suffer from this frustrating malady—writer’s block. They want to write. They’ve got stories in their head. And yet, when they sit down in front of their computer, they blank out. They’ve got nothing. No words come. How annoying could that possibly...
Schedule Your Writing

Schedule Your Writing

As I get further in Accountability (yes, with a capital A), I’m thinking of all the things an author has to do to get themselves to sit down and finish the damned book. That is the goal, after all. That is the entire point. There are so many things that are stopping...