by Jill Williamson | May 13, 2020 | Creativity, poetry, The Craft of Writing, Writing
Over the 2019-2020 winter break, I studied hard to pass a test that would give me an endorsement for teaching English and Humanities in middle school. One thing I had to study a lot of that I previously knew almost nothing about was poetry. Since we have rarely talked...
by Shannon Dittemore | Apr 24, 2020 | Creativity, Encouragement, Writing, Writing Life
Why do we compare ourselves to others? Why do we compare our victories and our failures to that of those around us? And why do we compare our writing journey to the road laid out for another? There are plenty of answers to these questions, but I suspect they all start...
by Shannon Dittemore | Apr 17, 2020 | Author Life, Creativity, Writing, Writing Life
It’s Friday, friends! Time to . . . do exactly what you’ve been doing for the last month. But maybe with a little weekend sizzle. Before we jump into today’s blog post, let me first congratulate the winner of last week’s giveaway....
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 7, 2019 | Creativity, Story Ideas, Writing Exercise
I realized recently that I have a lot of story ideas that I dismiss immediately. I’ll feel a bit of curiosity about a topic or a question, I’ll allow myself about 30 seconds to ponder “What if?” but then I start shutting the idea down with...
by Shannon Dittemore | Jun 14, 2019 | Creativity, Getting Published, Writing, Writing a Series, Writing Life
Most of my books start out untitled. I save the manuscripts to my computer as something bland and obvious. Angel Eyes was saved as Shield for the longest time and Broken Wings was called Book 2. My upcoming novel (which I should be able to announce NEXT WEEK, fingers...
by Jill Williamson | May 29, 2019 | Creativity, Encouragement, Goals, Productivity, Writing Life
Since I’ve been in grad school, studying to become a certificated elementary school teacher, I’ve been growing more familiar with a wide variety of children’s books. I recently stumbled onto one that I just had to share with you all. It’s...
