How to Find Your Writing Passion When Life Gets Muddy Finding your passion can be tricky when life gets tough. Here are my thoughts as I’m tackling big life changes …
21 Compelling Reasons to Become a Writer Being a creative person has its upsides. If you’re considering a path in writing, here are some perks …
What Makes a Book Great? Books are far less subjective than you might think. Here are 5 elements that make a book unforgettable …
How I Finished Writing My First Book It took years, but writing my first book was a journey and accomplishment that I'll never forget …
How to Write a Strong Female Protagonist: A Study of Two Matildas I saw a movie recently that got my wheels turning about the dos and don’ts of writing great women …
11 Mistakes I Made As an Amateur Writer We're all learning how to write better, but here are some habits I was definitely guilty of when I first started …
7 Assumptions About Writers that Are (Mostly) Untrue There are lots of misconceptions about writers: that we have superhuman powers, that writing is only a hobby …
My 5 Tips to Get Writing Again After a Dry Spell Writing droughts happen to us all. Here are some tips to spark your mojo and renew your motivation to create …
11 Worst Tropes that I Absolutely Cannot Stand We all have trope pet peeves, and I’d be happy to never see this list of lazy, annoying tropes ever again …
9 Surprising Things I’ve Learned about Writing Groups When you've been in five different writing groups over the years, you start seeing the patterns of success …