Writing Life

11 Tips for Writing with a Newborn

I have 11 tips today on how to get back into writing after having a baby. I'm still learning plenty myself, but wanted to share what I've...

Getting Serious About Writing Your Book in the New Year

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Today I’m talking about your book. And how serious you want to be about it. Alright, with a brand new year comes...

15 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Writing

Today's topic is all about writing epiphanies. Years after committing to take my writing seriously, I've discovered loads of nuggets of...

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Improve Your Writing Through Reading

Let me start off by saying some of this will sound ridiculously obvious. The points I’m going to make today aren’t groundbreaking in any...

11 Podcasts to Improve Your Author Business

I. Love. Podcasts. I listen to them while I'm cleaning, while I'm driving, while I'm walking, while I'm working on DIY projects. There's...

Writing with a Full-time Job/Life

Anne Rice wrote Interview with a Vampire while working a full-time job. T.S. Elliot worked at a bank when he wrote The Waste Land. Bram...

5 Tips for Young Writers Seeking Success (and how to start developing your writing)

Since starting this website and my YouTube channel, I've realized that a large portion of my audience is under 18. (At least that's the...

How to Handle Criticism on Your Writing

Last week I opened up submissions for beta readers for my debut novel The Elysian Prophecy (if you’re interested and haven’t signed up,...

How To Permanently Defeat Your Writer's Block (a formula anyone can follow)

Do any of these sound like you? You're sitting at your desk and waiting for the words to come, but they just don't. You may know how you...

How to Stay Motivated With Your Writing (and get out of that writing slump!)

I recently listened to a podcast by Marketing Science Fiction and Fantasy who interviewed Elle Casey. For those of you that don't know,...

Top 5 Mistakes New Writers Make (and how to avoid them)

A common question I've been asked since starting this writing journey has to do with mistakes. Which makes perfect sense - everyone wants...

4 Simple Tips to Building a Daily Writing Habit

Many of us dream of being able to support ourselves on our writing alone. I have a 5-year goal to be able to quit my day job (if I like)...