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! The joy of having finished a draft is one of writing’s great pleasures, yet to get there, you need to set – and find ways to keep – writing goals. Here … Continue reading Reblog: Writing Goals: Seven Ways to Ensure You Reach Them by Writers Helping Writers
Writing Tips
When You Just Can’t Write
Want to help me get a new desk chair? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! Have you ever had those times when you just can't seem to get a single word down? I'm not just talking about writer's block here - I mean those days … Continue reading When You Just Can’t Write
Voice, Tone, and Mood – Are They the Same?
Want to help me get a new desk chair? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! You don't want to be confused about this. Understanding voice, tone, and mood is essential to crafting a meaningful story. To be honest, I probably should have made this post … Continue reading Voice, Tone, and Mood – Are They the Same?
Grammar Guide: Are Fragments “Cool” Now?
Want to help me get a new desk chair? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! Fragments. We've been taught that they're evil from our very first class in school. But are they really as bad as everyone says? Writing rules nowadays are more lax than … Continue reading Grammar Guide: Are Fragments “Cool” Now?
Capturing a Mood in Writing
Want to help me get a new desk chair? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! "I have a mood I want to write about, but I don't know where to start. How do I even get a plot from that?!" You have no idea how … Continue reading Capturing a Mood in Writing
Get a Head Start on Your Week
Want to help me get a new desk chair? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! Happy Labor Day to those in the U.S.! Remember what I said last Monday about rest? Take that to heart today and let yourself have a truly well-deserved break. Eat … Continue reading Get a Head Start on Your Week
The Benefits of Writing about Yourself
Want to help me get a new desk chair? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! Travel memoir word count: 17,317 I finished the first draft of my travel memoir! Yay! Now comes the hard part. When I set out to write a book detailing my … Continue reading The Benefits of Writing about Yourself
Finding Rest
Want to help me get a new desk chair? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! Anyone else have a hard time resting? I’m not talking about sleep, but just rest. Not doing anything. Letting yourself recharge. Reading a book. Playing a video game. Chatting … Continue reading Finding Rest
Reblog: Surprising Ways Handwriting Can Boost Productivity by Make Your Biz Fizz
Listen on Spotify. With so much technology around us nowadays, it is difficult to imagine someone handwriting something, especially since many consider it an impractical, mostly useless skill in modern life. But perhaps we should not be so quick to dispense with the skill. Handwriting can help increase our productivity in several surprising ways, meaning […] … Continue reading Reblog: Surprising Ways Handwriting Can Boost Productivity by Make Your Biz Fizz
Little Writing Lessons Well Learned
Want to help me get a new desk chair? Check out the details in the donation box below the post! The past five days feel like they've lasted for a year. My kitchen flooded, I finally changed my last name to my husband's, and the next instalment of one of my all-time favourite series was … Continue reading Little Writing Lessons Well Learned
The Story Canvas 