If you haven’t read anything by Rebecca Roanhorse, you are missing out. Roanhorse is a New York Times-bestselling author of sci-fi and fantasy, and her work has received Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Awards. Her book Black Sun is one of the best fantasy books I’ve read in a while, so when I had the chanceContinue reading “Advice on Writing from Rebecca Roanhorse, award-winning fantasy writer”
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How To Use Notion to Organize Your Writing
If you’ve ever lost track of a great plot idea or the perfect solution to that plot hole because you either didn’t write it down, or wrote it down on some random piece of paper that is somewhere in your house, car, or recycling bin, don’t worry: You’re not alone. And there is a betterContinue reading “How To Use Notion to Organize Your Writing”
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Let’s Talk About Burnout
At the start of 2019, an article on burnout by the inimitable Anne Helen Peterson went viral. As a product of my thoughts on that discussion, I wrote two connected articles focused on burnout for creative people: one on the causes and how to identify it, and another on how to cure it. Sometimes, IContinue reading “Let’s Talk About Burnout”
3 Tips for Writing When You Don’t Have Much Time
In every author’s dream, we have hours upon hours to idle away in a coffee shop, writing and reading and daydreaming about characters. In reality, however, many of us have day jobs, school, family to take care of, or a dozen other responsibilities that demand our time and attention. This leaves us with precious littleContinue reading “3 Tips for Writing When You Don’t Have Much Time”
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How to Make Time to Write
When people hear that I’m publishing a book, one of the most common questions I get is “How do you find time to write??” It’s not really one of the questions I expected to hear so much once people in my real life found out I’ve written a book, but I realized that’s mostly becauseContinue reading “How to Make Time to Write”
Why You Should Organize Your Nightstand
You can ask anybody who has lived with me: I’m not an organized person naturally. If it weren’t for my much-more-organized husband, I would have piles of laundry and stacks of random crap covering most of the floor.
6 Writing Tips from Madeline Miller
So, when I had the chance to attend a virtual author talk with her hosted by my local bookstore, I jumped at it!
How mindfulness can revitalize your writing
One of the hardest parts of writing is carving out both the time and the mental energy to do it.
How to handle criticism of your writing
Getting feedback on your work is one of the best ways to improve your writing, but let’s be honest: Sometimes it sucks.