There's this pervasive idea that when you're writing a novel, everything else gets tossed on the backburner—including your mental health. While bringing a book to life definitely requires consistency and focus, the belief that you must give it your undivided...
Stories are stories—no matter what medium they’re told in. While novelists have been honing the craft of writing gripping tales for centuries, screenwriters are no slouches. Borrow from screenwriters. Often working with succinct timeframes and limited resources,...
Not every compelling tale needs 400 pages and multiple chapters. Short stories can be just as gripping, interesting, and downright moving as their longer counterparts. Sure, the length is drastically different. Novels are usually between 50,000 and 10,000 words,...
Writing may be an act of mental exertion, but physically? Not so much. Most of us lean back in comfy chairs, work at ergonomically designed desks, and get up only when our bladders demand it. Our biggest risk of injury is carpal tunnel....
Editing is more complex than striking through a grammatical error with a red pen. Multiple layers of assessment, proofreading, and feedback are needed to ensure a novel is ready for publishing. Once your prose has undergone the necessary checks for development,...
Most writers never see novel burnout coming. The spark of a new novel idea is a lot like having a crush. At first, everything is fresh and exciting. You can’t wait to start putting pen to paper and bringing the words in your head to life. Even seemingly mundane...
In an era where the world feels like it’s falling apart in spectacular new ways every day, creative pursuits can feel silly and even downright meaningless. When fear, corruption, violence, and loss dominate the news cycle, why bother trying to create something...
Many first-time writers make the mistake of believing that behind every successful novel is an author born with the talent to bring it to fruition. While there's no denying that some people have a natural inclination for the written word, writing is a craft. And...
Momentum is everything when you’re writing a novel. Every author can attest to the dozens of unfinished manuscripts and long-lost story ideas they never got off the ground. People don't realize how painstakingly slow this craft can be. That’s why it’s important to...
Great novels of our time are rarely written by staring at a blank Google page and willing the perfect combination of words to appear. While inspiration is necessary, constructing a gripping and captivating story is actually a lot more formulaic than most new...
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There's this pervasive idea that when you're writing a novel, everything else gets tossed on the backburner—including your mental health. While bringing a book to life definitely requires consistency and focus, the belief that you must give it your undivided attention...
We've all been there. Writing mental blocks can sneak up on any of us. Red-eyed and haggard, staring at a blank page and a blinking cursor feeling completely overwhelmed. For whatever reason, the tap of inspiration has suddenly run dry, and it seems like nothing you...