This one is a bit of a group effort. When you find yourself at a point where you’re stuck, and all your other tactics for facing writer’s block have failed, bring someone you trust into the mix. If you are willing, have them read the last few lines you have written (and refrain from providing…
I read something once about a teacup spilling across a table. It was a non-fiction, science-based piece, and the point the writer was making overall was that from our typical day-to-day perspectives, spilling tea is a somewhat quick and small (if frustrating) event—but if we were to bring our attention to a molecular level, the…
Recently, I saw this question posed on the internet: Where do your ideas come from, and how do you know which ones to pursue? (Short answer to the first part of the question: Everywhere. Long answer to the first part of the question: I will direct you to my post about hobbies.) But it is…
It’s possible that for as long as humankind has been telling stories, we have also been studying them. A basic search for meaning, for what the story represents, was most likely the first type of creative analysis we’ve ever performed. But as time went on and our storytelling became more complex, that study branched into…
Once upon a time, I briefly wrote about perfection vs. instinct when it comes to writing professionally. Now, there’s not really a designated amount of time for how long it should take a person to write a book. For many authors it generally takes about a year; some can whip a book out in an…