I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what I want my writing career to look like long-term. I got this book for $0.99 as part of a promo deal, but it is definitely worth more than that. I’m not…
Category: Craft Resources
Writing Craft Resource: First Draft with Sarah Enni Podcast
This month’s resource is First Draft with Sarah Enni, an interview-style podcast about writing and publishing. This post is going to be short and sweet. I love this podcast. Even as an independent author (aka, I don’t have an agent…
Writing Craft Resource: Writing with Color Tumblr
This month’s featured resource is the Writing with Color Tumblr website. This site is one crucial component in creating diverse characters that are not based on stereotypes or offensive. If the Black Lives Matter movement, increased hate crimes against the…
Writing Craft Resource: The Creative Penn Podcast
I don’t remember the exact moment I first discovered Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn. It was sometime in 2015, when I was an almost full-time freelance video editor. I listened to podcasts on my commute to and from the…
Writing Craft Resource: Secrets of Story Structure
Every month I share a writing craft resource I use. This month, it’s K.M. Weiland’s blog post series called The Secrets of Story Structure. Not understanding why something isn’t working is frustrating. Like this: When I first starting writing, I…
Writing Craft Resource: The Emotion Thesaurus
Writing advice often includes the old adage, “show, don’t tell,” without any concrete instructions about how to actually do that. As much as I love (and am guilty of creating) characters with quirked lips who release breaths they didn’t know…
Craft Resource: Susan Dennard’s Website
My fourth post of each month is going to be reserved for craft discussions and craft resources that I personally use and love. This month, the first one, I am dedicating to Susan Dennard’s writing website www.susandennard.com. Susan is the…
My Top 5 Writing Blogs to Follow
5 Writing Blogs That Are Worth Their Weight in…The Heaviest Substance Known To Humankind “You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” ― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing Amen, Ray! One way to imbibe writing is…