by Sandra Haven | Mar 14, 2017 | How to Write a Novel
Excited about your writing career? About expanding your story’s potential? Yet after writing, maybe publishing, even marketing a book, you realize that’s just ONE book. And a career author writes LOTS of books. Which means tomorrow… You’ll face...
by Mary Jaksch | Jun 2, 2015 | Be Creative
It sounded an excellent plan, no doubt, and very neatly and simply arranged. The only difficulty was, she had not the smallest idea how to set about it.~ Lewis Carrol, Alice in Wonderland Who is in charge of your creativity? Are you? Or is your inspiration like a...
by Joanna Penn | Feb 4, 2013 | Tips
Do you want to take your writing further? It’s important to learn the basics of writing well, but at some point, you need to add nuance to your words and depth to your message. Here are five ways to take your writing further. 1. Go deeper into yourself We are...
by Mary Jaksch | Jul 7, 2012 | Enjoy Creative Exercises
If you want to try a fun way to flex your creative muscles, please read on. Welcome to Scene Stealers. Here’s how Scene Stealers writing prompts work: We set the scene You steal it, make it your own, and Share your creation in the comments section It’s as simple as...
by Mary Jaksch | May 31, 2012 | Be Creative, Tips
Every once in a while we get to hear great advice from someone who’s actually done what we hope to do–achieve extraordinary writing success. So check out the video below. In what has been described as “one of the best commencement speeches ever,...