Category: Writing Process
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No Post Today
Since I posted the finale of my October short story on Monday (a non-posting day), I will not be posting an article today. I will post again on Sunday. Until then, I am going to continue working away at preparing my novel for publication. And if you need something to read to fill the void…
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Setting Goals vs. Measuring Happiness on Goals

Anyone will tell you that setting goals is incredibly important to success (in many, if not all, areas of life). So, it’s only logical to say that this works for writing as well. It’s great to set writing goals like how many words you want to write in one day, when you want draft one,…
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When is it Okay to Give Up?

As writers (and all people, really), we are told to always preserver. While this is very important, sometimes we get to a point when we wonder when it is okay to give up on a work in progress.
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Writer’s Block

Writer’s Block is defined by Merriam-Websters as “the psychological inhibition preventing a writer from proceeding with a piece”. All writers have experienced it, so how do we deal with it?
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Working with The Muse

The Muse is a mystical, wonderful, frustrating, difficult, and rewarding thing to work with, but how do we as writers work with The Muse?
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Another Publishing Update: September 14th, 2022

Just another publishing update talking about where I am at in my current project.
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The Blank Page

The blank page is a blessing and a curse, depending on how the writer looks at it. In this post, I talk about why it is both for me and how to approach it.
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Naming Works in Progress

Creating a good title for a piece is a critical part of the writing process… and a skill I am not good at.
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Update!

As of today, I have started podcasting! I am recording audio for previous blog posts, and they will be included at the top of the blog posts. The only podcast currently posted is for my very first post: Write for You Too. Rest assured that there will be more coming soon, in the order that…