Category: Writing
April Is the Cruelest Month: How I Plan to Tackle Camp NaNo
April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. – T.S. Eliot,…
What’s In a Name?: How To Create the Perfect Name For Your Characters
“What’s in a name? that which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet.” – William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet What’s in…
New Year, New Goals: How I’m Heading Into 2022
Happy New Year! While there are still a lot uncertainties heading into 2022, the new year gives us a chance to start fresh with new…
Saying Goodbye to 2021: Fourth Quarter Goals Wrap-Up
So long 2021. It’s been another long year in many ways: the ups and downs of the ongoing pandemic, political and social conflict, and even…
Let the Adventure Begin: 10 Tips For NaNo Success
Happy NaNo Day! It’s November 1st, and that means it’s the first day of National Novel Writing Month. If you have friends or family members…
Metaphors Be With You: Why I’m Joining the Rebel Alliance for NaNoWriMo
In the Star Wars series, the Rebel Alliance fought to bring an end to galactic tyranny. They fight against the rules established by the Empire…
Where Fact Meets Fiction: How Author Melissa Amateis Transitioned From Writing Non-Fiction To Her Debut Novel
Writing historical fiction involves a different set of guidelines than other forms of writing. Fiction writers create stories and characters built in the author’s imagination….
The Golden Age of Print Media: My Takeaways From the Willa Cather Spring Conference
Last week, I virtually attended the annual National Willa Cather Center conference. Last year, the conference went all online because of pandemic. Presenters recorded their…
How Does Your Garden Grow?: Growing Your Writing Ideas
Over the last few summers, I’ve developed a bit of an obsession with having a garden. Living in an apartment means I can only have…
Taking the Road Less Traveled: In Search of Unexpected Stories Close to Home
I shall be saying this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the…
