NaNoWriMo 101

It's October now, which means November is coming up fast, and with it, NaNoWriMo!Over the coming weeks, I'll be writing a series of blog posts to help you with NaNoWriMo, should you choose to participate. But today, the basics. What Is NaNoWriMo? First off, what the heck is NaNoWriMo? Honestly, it a good question, because...

Outlining: Why, How, and My Method

There are three different types of writers, the plotters, the plansters, and the pantsers. Each one writes theirs stories in a different way. Plotters plot out their story before they start writing, so they have a clear path they can take when working through their novel. Pantsers have no plan, they write by the seat...

Trusting Your Creative Muse And When To Get Feedback

I see it all the time. People thinking their pacing is too fast, or too slow, but not trusting themselves on this feeling. Or asking other what they should do with a character because they want to do this one thing but they're not sure if it's the right move. But here's the thing. It's...

Generating Story Ideas

I have far more story ideas than I know what to do with, and it took me a while to realize not every person is like this. So what do I do to constantly be coming up with and developing new ideas for books, series, screenplays, and short stories? 1: I'm Always Looking I go...

What Style Is Best? Finding The One That Fits Your Story

When you come of with a story idea, there's always that moment when you go, wait, how am I going to tell this story? Maybe you have a plot, or characters, but so far you've just been envisioning it as a movie in your mind, and are uncertain of how it should all go down...

How To Keep Your Stories From Blending Together

We are writers. We have ideas constantly running through our minds, ideas begging to be written down on paper, or typed into an empty word document. And if you're like me, you'll have a dozen different stories going at one time, some first drafts, some second drafts, and some third drafts.But what do you do...

How To Get Faster At Writing

For a while now, I've been working on getting faster at writing, and I've drastically improved. I've gone from struggling to write 500 words an hour, to being able to write 1000 words in half and hour, all in the matter of a few months. How did I get faster at writing? Well, there are...

A Good Ending: How Do You Do It?

Every writer loves typing those two amazing words. The End. It's so satisfying to write those two words after months or even years of laboring over manuscript. But how do you know your ending is a good one? Today, I'll be talking about how to write a good, satisfying ending. A Few Things To Keep In...

World Building: An Overview

It has been a while since I posted anything, and that's because I've been working on the last novel in my trilogy! I finished it, finally, just the other day, and gave the trilogy a satisfying end, I believe, as well as a good set up for future spin offs. And while I will be...

Staying Motivated As A Writer

Like most writers out there, I am VERY passionate about my writing. I love ever single aspect of the craft. I love coming up with a new story, I love drafting, I love editing, strangely enough. I love the characters I create, the worlds I build, the adventures I go on. I love writing. And...