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5 Christmas Writing Prompts to Tickle Your Holiday Spirit

It’s Christmas Eve! The Write Practice will be taking a brief break from the blog for the next week, but in the meantime we’d love to inspire your writing this holiday season with some Christmas writing prompts.

Maybe you’re looking for some creative writing activities for the last day of school before winter break. Or you’re craving a handful of creative writing prompts that will also get you into the festive mood. Either way, these holiday-themed writing prompts are for you!

Write alone, or grab lots of people in your writing community. Pick a writing prompt for this article. When you’re chosen a favorite, take on a fifteen minute writing sprint.

It never hurts to get some special writing practice in before your holiday celebrations.

How to Overcome Writer’s Block: 5 Simple Steps to Get Back to Your Book

by David Safford | 0 Comments

It’s practically inevitable. You’re rockin’ and rollin’ through your writing, feeling invincible, and then you reach a sudden halt: You’re blocked. The words won’t come. It seems like there’s nothing more, and yet you’ve got things to do! Deadlines to meet! Dreams to fulfill!

It can seem impossible. But never fear: it can be done.

Here’s how to write a book when you’ve got writer’s block.

Our Book Writing Software Reviews: Find the Right Tools for Your Writing Process

by Elizabeth Nettleton | 0 Comments

As writers, we’re always looking out for software that will make our jobs a little easier and leave us more time to do what we really want to be doing—writing! That’s why here at The Write Practice we love trying out different writing software to test their efficiency when it comes to planning, writing, editing, and formatting our books.

3 Bad Writing Habits Preventing You From Writing (And How to Break Them)

by Sarah Gribble | 0 Comments

Let’s be honest: it’s hard breaking habits, especially when it comes to bad writing habits. Writing is a career that requires a lot of self-motivation. In other words, it’s the perfect breeding ground for procrastination, distractions, and a world of other bad writing habits stalling your time to write.

But there’s hope! The best way to break bad writing habits is to first recognize that 1) you have them and 2) put forth the conscience effort needed to protect your time for writing. Here’s what I consider the three worst writing habits—and how to break them.

PlotDrive Review: A Flexible, Story-First Workspace for Writers

by Jamie Biggs | 0 Comments

Writers use a lot of tools, and it is easy to end up with outlines in one place, notes in another, and chapters scattered across different apps. PlotDrive tries to pull everything together into one simple, organized space. After using it for a full project, I can say it does a great job of keeping things tidy and easy to manage.

30 Character Vulnerability Prompts

by Elizabeth Nettleton | 0 Comments

Our characters are (usually) humans, just like us. Which means they have the same flaws, insecurities, and doubts the rest of us do. Today, we’re digging into those vulnerabilities with these thirty character vulnerability prompts, to help you learn more about your character (and maybe even discover what they’re made of).

Are Memoirs Nonfiction: Important Rules of Memoir Writing

by Joe Bunting | 1 Comment

Are you writing a memoir or novel? Are memoirs nonfiction? Or is there a difference?

Atticus Review: Is This Book Writing Software Your Writing and Formatting Solution?

by Joe Bunting | 3 Comments

You’ve fought through the first draft. You’ve worked with your editor to complete all the passes needed to make your book the best it can be. It’s ready to become a book. Now what? Read on to see if you could benefit from Atticus, a new book writing software.

How to Be an Author: Lessons in Professionalism for a Writing Career

by Sarah Gribble | 0 Comments

If you want to know how to be an author, it starts with the habits of professionalism that will carry you through a career. Treat your writing like you would any other job. You need a set schedule, you need a process, you need to improve, and you need to treat your coworkers (editors, agents, other writers) with respect.

How to Use Psychology to Write Amazing Stories

by Joslyn Chase | 0 Comments

Psychology and writing go hand-in-hand. Both are about understanding how people think and act, and why. But you don’t need a psychology degree to write a good story—just a curiosity about the people around you.

Here to learn? You’re in the WRITE place!