I had the perfect idea for a coffee drink. I love Starbucks' cold brew drinks, and I love Starbucks holiday drinks, but the Irish cream cold brew? Blegh! They could do so much better. There may already be a famous peppermint mocha drink, but a peppermint mocha cold brew would be much more flavourful and … Continue reading Embark on a New Adventure
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Writing Style Isn’t Just Natural: Basic Storytelling Elements Part 2
Welcome to my ten-part series where we'll be going through the basics of storytelling as outlined in my guidebook The 10 Lost Elements of Storytelling - a book you can get for free by subscribing to my newsletter! In these posts, we'll be going over the basics of these storytelling elements, but my guidebook is … Continue reading Writing Style Isn’t Just Natural: Basic Storytelling Elements Part 2
Finding a Writing Community
I don't know about you, but NaNo has certainly been an adventure for me this year. I was on track for a week, then got further and further behind due to life and family and another hurricane, started to catch up slowly and, lo and behold, I got right back on track with my word … Continue reading Finding a Writing Community
Why Grammar Is Still Important: Basic Storytelling Elements Part 1
Welcome to my new ten-part series where we'll be going through the ten basics of storytelling as outlined in my guidebook The 10 Lost Elements of Storytelling - a book you can get for free by subscribing to my newsletter! In these posts, we'll be going over the basics of these storytelling elements, but my … Continue reading Why Grammar Is Still Important: Basic Storytelling Elements Part 1
Reblog: Being a Better Writer: Improving Your Writing Output by Unusual Things
So, if you want to improve your writing output, here’s some advice on how to do that. First, make a habit of writing daily. Establish for yourself a rhythm. A pattern. Maybe it’s writing every day of the week that’s a workday. Maybe it’s spending two hours of your Saturday writing at least a set amount … Continue reading Reblog: Being a Better Writer: Improving Your Writing Output by Unusual Things
Review: The Escapers by L. J. Monahan
Want to help me get a standing desk? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! Rating: 2/5 stars - not for me Alien invasion. Human prisoners made into mindless zombies. A desperate plan of escape. These events drive the sci-fi novel The Escapers, the first book in the … Continue reading Review: The Escapers by L. J. Monahan
Writing Is a Rollercoaster
Want to help me get a standing desk? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! I'm staring at a rollercoaster. It's tall and scary, and every minute or so, I hear a chorus of screams that quickly fades away. From where I sit, I have a … Continue reading Writing Is a Rollercoaster
My Neighbor Totoro: What Makes a Classic Timeless?
Want to help me get a standing desk? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! I loved Studio Ghibli before it was cool. Some of my earliest memories are of My Neighbor Totoro, watching the dust bunnies (as they were called in the old dub) scatter, … Continue reading My Neighbor Totoro: What Makes a Classic Timeless?
One Week into Writing a Novel…
Want to help me get a standing desk? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! Hanging in there, writers? Whether you're doing NaNo or not, it's a good idea to take a breather every now and then to assess how you're doing. How are you progressing … Continue reading One Week into Writing a Novel…
The ONE Thing That Will Make or Break Your Book
Want to help me get a standing desk? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! You have characters. You've got a plot. A setting. All of the ingredients for a book. But there may be one thing you're missing that makes all the difference between just … Continue reading The ONE Thing That Will Make or Break Your Book
The Story Canvas 