NaNoWriMo Is Over. Now What?

NaNoWriMo Is Over. Now What?

I’ve “won” NaNoWriMo six times (and only published one major work and two novelettes, so this is not a boast). On far too many occasions, I’ve completed my work, gotten my goodies, and then done nothing at all with the novel I wrote. Sometimes, I lost momentum entirely; I’ve even ended up blocked. I don’t want that to be you.

4 Steps to Read Like a Writer

4 Steps to Read Like a Writer

When we read, we change our world, and we write because on some level, we want to do the same for others. Do you want to write something that affects others the way you were affected? Then you have to learn to read like a writer—with your brain turned on.

Are You an Indulgent Writer?

Are You an Indulgent Writer?

I was in the third grade when I received my first journal. And, while I couldn’t articulate at the time, that was when I discovered writing as mechanism to self-soothe. Writing helped me, and it still does.

But that doesn’t mean my journals are worth reading. When I’m journaling, I’m an “indulgent writer.”