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 Jill Williamson | Apr 22, 2020 | Writing
Yesterday, my father-in-law died. When I awoke this morning and remembered what day it was (because who even knows these days, right?), I realized I had forgotten to write my GTW blog post. This is not surprising. Yesterday was not a normal day. My father-in-law was a...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 20, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel, Story Endings, Writing
Help arriving after the dark moment is an element of stories that follow the hero’s journey framework. You don’t have to have it to tell a good story, but it’s a great opportunity for your side characters to shine and can be one of the most meaningful scenes in the...
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 Shannon Dittemore | Apr 3, 2020 | Encouragement, Productivity, Writing, Writing Life
This is a strange season, is it not? We’re all holed up in our houses. Many of us are bored. Most of us are restless. And yet, it can be very challenging to focus long enough to get much writing done. If you weren’t doing your schooling at home prior to...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 30, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel, Story Middles, Story Structure, Writing
I took a break from the series last week because it seemed right to acknowledge that all of us have likely seen some kind of shift—great or small—in our lives with the pandemic going on. If you didn’t see Shan’s post on Friday, You Can Do The Next Thing,...
