Tag Archives: Writing Tips

Editing 101 – 5 Things You’ll Need

Posted on August 1, 2018 by

I’ve spent a lot of time on this site talking about the difficulties of writing – how hard it can be to sit down and consistently put pen to paper. But after the writing is done, there’s a whole other … Continue reading →

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Taking a Break

Posted on July 11, 2018 by

Many of you noticed that last week I didn’t publish my customary Wednesday post. There’s a couple reasons for that. The main one was that Wednesday was July 4th, Independence Day for the United States of America (where I live), … Continue reading →

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When You Have to Write

Posted on June 27, 2018 by

On this blog I’ve spent a lot of time extolling the virtues of what I like to think of as ‘writing when you’re ready’. Not torturing yourself over the keyboard to get down word after word if they just aren’t … Continue reading →

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Learning from Vincent

Posted on June 6, 2018 by

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, in a given year 18.3% of U.S. adults suffer from mental illness of some kind. I personally have been struggling with depression and anxiety for over ten years now. There was a … Continue reading →

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10 Tricks to Try – Writer’s Block

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

Over the last six months, I’ve been dealing with the worst writer’s block I’ve ever experienced. At times it’s gotten so bad that I’ve considered quitting writing all together. I’ve thought that maybe the universe was trying to tell me … Continue reading →

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Say What You Mean – Dialogue (Part 1)

Posted on July 27, 2014 by

Moving ever so slightly away from the topic of character building, I wanted to take some time this week to discuss the creation and successful deployment of dialogue. In writing circles, I have found my feelings and approaches to dialogue … Continue reading →

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Building a Character – They’re Not Characters, but People

Posted on July 13, 2014 by

In the interest of variety, I thought it might do us all some good to forgo the usual inspiration post this week and talk instead about the writing process. Now I don’t pretend to be any kind of expert on … Continue reading →

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