Writing Advice
A Writing Contest: Is It Worth Your Time?
Have you ever heard of Sonia Sanchez, Leila Springer, or Brad Felver? Chances are you haven’t and neither have I.…
Organizing Your Writing Thoughts For Blogs
If you’re struggling to write, then you probably need help organizing your writing thoughts. There are many solutions available. Each…
Journaling Isn’t Just for Women
Journaling doesn’t seem like a manly thing to do. With movies like Bridget Jones’s Diary, it has been portrayed in…
Routine Writing Habits For Every Writer
They say it takes at least twenty-one days to start a new habit and the same is true for getting…
Writing Every Day
Every blog writer has a goal of writing every day, but it's challenging. Writing every day can be difficult when…
How Reading Makes You a Better Writer
It’s a statement recited multiple times to young children; reading is fundamental. Many writers hear something similar. It is said…
Get Inspired: 7 Everyday Writing Prompts
Inspiration can come by the simplest things in life. If we take the time to truly observe all that is…
Writing Better with Lifelong Learning
There are many professions that require lifelong learning in order to maximize their skills and previous educational knowledge. As times…
Unmotivated To Write
As I get older I realize that my lack of productivity or lack of motivation isn’t always because I'm lazy.…
Cleaning my room helped improve my writing
As a writer, I am always looking for two things; a way to improve my writing and a way to…
The Natural Ergonomic 4000 by Microsoft Review
For a while, I was having wrist and shoulder problems while typing. It felt as if I was squeezing my…
Two Monitor Productivity Myth
It seems I'm always looking for a way to increase my productivity. I’ve tried going to libraries, getting a new…
Why You Should Follow Your Passions and Be A Writer
After reading an article about Why you should be a writer, I thought to myself, “If you know why you…
How I broke out of my current writing slump.
Have you ever committed to doing something you loved, but once you’ve done it for a while you’re uninterested? Although…
Why I HATE writing a first draft on my computer
If you read my post about first drafts, you may understand this post a little more. I’m a bit sentimental…
Three Habits To Help You Be A Better Entrepreneur
When most people think about being an entrepreneur, they think about owning their own business, long hours and being their…
OVERCOME CREATIVE WRITING BLOCKS
It seems as if writer's think that writer's block is some inevitable obstacle that lurks behind them until it's ready…
How I Minimized Procrastination
You know you should be doing more important things, but here you are, playing a game, watching YouTube or TV…
When it’s all said and done, would you have said more than you’ve done?
It’s Time to Go After Your Dreams Today I came across a quote that read: “When it’s all said and…
My Opinion On A Writer’s Money From His Book Deal
Picture a sad and pitiful man who’s poorly groomed, has no social skills, and is living off his girlfriend who’s…
Writers: STOP Marketing Your Blog!
"The art of blogging involves thinking up great topics and blog titles, performing research where required, then authoring great work."…
My Random Thoughts: Poor Audience Interaction.
When your audience isn’t responding to your work, don’t assume it’s your audience that’s the problem. Today I learned that…
How to Critique Creative Writing
Imagine writing a piece that you think is just pure gold. Maybe it took you a long time to write…
How To Free Write And Why It’s Important For Writers
Free writing is the simplest form of writing. It’s also the most private form if you do it in journal…
First Draft Is Shit.
"The first draft of everything is shit." – Ernest Hemingway If you’re a writer, then I’m sure you’ve felt like…
Reading Improves Writing
Stephen King: “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot…
Writing Is About Doing It. Not Thinking About Doing It.
"You have to show up. There is no magic pill. You have to show up and do the work." Per…
Why The Climax Is Important To Your Audience
If you are a writer or aspiring to be one, then you should know that the best part of the…
How To Avoid Writing Like A Victim
There are many ways a writer can harm their own novel. There is one type of character that, if not…
Perfect Characterization
Characters are the life force of any story, movie, or book. If you want a compelling story or book, your…
Writing Advice: Start Your Story In The Middle
"In Medias res’ if the Latin term for the middle of things, and that’s how Homer opened the Iliad and…
Five Ideas to Grow Your Facebook Fan Page
Everyone is trying to grow their Facebook fan page, including me. On the Pyerse Dandridge Fans page there are 92…