I have a variety of “rules” I try to follow as a writer. Many of them include things related to writing rituals and good habits that writers should stick with as often as possible. Sometimes, I do not adhere to these rules. I break them.
Do writers set themselves up for failure by creating a set of [...]
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When I am under a deadline, I don’t always have the time to spend hours creating the perfect article. Although I would love to always have that luxury, there are occasions the clock is ticking faster than I can write. The truth is that sometimes a deadline is the best cure for my lack of [...]
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Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Lindsey Harper Mac. Please read more about Lindsey in the author’s footer.
Writer’s block. The words are enough to make any writer cringe. When you have writer’s block, you don’t know what to write next. Your mind may be blank, or you can’t think of anything new to [...]
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I was not an English major. I have no formal writing education.
My undergraduate degree is in psychology and my master’s degree is in education. So I may be impelled to teach or at least analyze people. How does that apply to writing? It doesn’t directly. But as someone who appreciates education, I know how important it is [...]
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As a writer who has only begun to openly share my thoughts outside of a private journal entry for a few years, I am still discovering my own voice. We all have a writing voice, whether it is exposed in non-fiction, fiction, or poetry, it is there.
A writing voice comes through in most advanced writers. [...]
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George Clooney was on Inside the Actor’s Studio a few weeks ago, and a few things he said struck me as a writer.
He was talking about going in for auditions and the handling of rejection. I am paraphrasing here. Clooney stated as an actor, you are selling yourself. There is nothing else, so when you [...]
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