Here are a few tips that will help you be a more productive writer, so you write more and thereby make more money. Focus on a Single Task/Goal at a Time When you try to multitask, your production drops and your errors increase. It will take you longer to complete each item when you switch back…
Many authors struggle to create fully developed, believable characters, and doing character interviews is one method I (and many authors) use to achieve this goal.
Why do you need a decision making journal? Well, how do you make decisions? When you’ve narrowed it down to just two or three options, what mechanisms do you use to come up with The Ultimate Choice? When you think about it, you can see that you’re making decisions all day long. What to wear,…
An important and unique aspect of writing for children is that authors need to be aware of and consistently apply established rules for making manuscripts age-appropriate. However, at the same time, it’s important to remember that the rules and leveling tools that are available are of limited value in helping writers craft fiction and nonfiction…
Are you having trouble getting clear about what you want? Are you feeling stuck? Or perhaps you’re contemplating a new creative project or a new creative direction? During times of deliberation or when you’re facing a creative block, journal writing can help.
If you’re like the rest of us, you put a lot of pressure on yourself to be the best in your business. Pressure to take care of your family’s every need. Pressure to be the best at whatever your thing is. But why not take a break from all that pressure, and journal yourself some…
Writing in Flow Don’t you love it when the words are flowing effortlessly from your fingers to the keyboard? Isn’t it bliss when you can see the book almost being created on its own? Doesn’t every writer on the planet love this phenomenon we call “flow”? Flow happens when you’re in the writing groove. You’re…
Here are 10 new fiction writing prompts for the week. Each day use one or more prompts to write a new short story, a poem, or even a novel. 1. It was only the middle of January but Tracy was already tired of the snow and longed for the warm days of summer. 2. Jill…
Listen to this replay of a recent episode of Creative Caravan Road Show, where Wendy Dewar Hughes and Suzanne Lieurance talk about why coloring books for adults are so popular right now. Wendy Dewar Hughes and Suzanne Lieurance are both award-winning authors, writing coaches, and cohosts for Creative Caravan Road Show, a weekly radio program…
Try these new creative writing prompts for story ideas to write a new short story every morning this week. There are 10 prompts, so you can even combine a few time and still have a different prompt for the next 7 days. Try it! 1. Veronica realized now that what she had done had been…
Try these prompts as story starters to get a little writing practice in this week. 1. Cassandra and Cassidy were as identical in looks as any twins could be, but they were completely different in every other way. 2. Some situations just couldn’t be fixed. 3. It had been a long, treacherous trip through the…
Here are some new creative writing prompts to help you get a little writing practice every day, even during the holidays. Use one prompt to create a short story or combine several prompts to come up with a story with an interesting twist. 1. Janice hated firing people. But Harry definitely had to go. 2….
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