Self-Imposed Deadlines to Increase Writing ProductivityAbout a month ago my husband and I started reading The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg and one chapter into the book I realized how great this book’s conten...
5 Ways to Use Immersive Writing to Keep Your Readers HookedWhat's your favorite book? Is it the Harry Potter series? A Stephen King novel? What about a children's book that takes you back to yesteryear? Some stories ...
How to Dictate Your Novel: An IntroductionI love the response that I've had to my more technical videos, my latest on Scrivener being the biggest hit. What I love even more, though, are the questions...
How to Win NaNoWriMo This YearSome people don’t like NaNoWriMo because it doesn’t breed good daily writing habits. It’s a 50,000 word race to the finish line but most people can’t sustain...
How to Write a Great First Chapter - A Great OpeningIn your book-dreams, someone at the bookstore picks up your book-baby and flips to the very first chapter. They start reading. Then what happens? Either they...
Transition Into Writing With Dictation - The Dreaded Learning CurveThere's a lot of conflicting opinions surrounding dictation - some absolutely love it and others couldn't hate it more if they tried. You probably gathered t...