Write a Hook That Captivates I am proud to announce that my first book has now been rejected by over 20 agents, none of which asked to read beyond the first chapter. The most recent…
Your 3 Minute Guide to NaNoWriMo
Only a Fool NaNoWriMo is short for National Novel Writing Month — an event where writers all over the world attempt to do what professionals generally take months, years, and even decades to accomplish: write a novel. The…
You’re Focusing Too Much On Author Platform
My Instagram account reached 50k followers a few weeks ago. Was it worth the time and effort? In some ways, no. Any aspiring author these days knows that having a platform is no longer optional.…
How to be a Full Time Non-Writer
It’s been your dream to be a non-writer ever since you were a little girl reading during the long summer days at your grandmother’s farm. You remember basking in wonder at the new worlds you…
How to Write When You Don’t Feel Like it
I don’t feel like writing. And yet here I am, typing away at an advice article on how to push through those days where literally anything sounds better than staring at a screen with vacant…
Your 3 Minute Guide to Being Productive This Year
In 2018, I wrote well over 100k words in drafts of my novel, maintained a 4.0 during my junior year of college studying computer science, worked part-time, grew my Instagram account by 13k followers, and…
Realistic Daily Writing Goals
The new year is just around the corner, and across the globe, writers are drawing up resolutions to get their novels finished, short stories published, and coffee drinking under control. Goals can be powerful tools,…
Famous Authors on Outlining a Novel — Should You do it?
Outlining versus winging it. This is one of the most debated topics in the writing community. Every writing group has that guy whose method consists of sitting down after a quick smoke and just “letting…
4 Things That Keep Writers from Finishing Their Novel (And How to Overcome Them)
Over the past two years, I’ve written two complete novels — one of which is currently on its 7th draft — while attending university and working part-time. It’s a good feeling to make strong progress, but I haven’t always…
How to Get Back Into Writing
Writers are notorious for not writing. We often have “dry spells” during which we simply can’t get a single word typed. When these periods of non-productivity get out of control, we may wake to find…