There’s a novel waiting for you — a novel that requires your unique experiences, voice, and skill to write. If only you knew exactly what it was. Often, a writer’s only hope is to approach a book…
How-To
Posts about how to improve in specific areas of writing.
Write a Hook That Captivates
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…
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…
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…