If you want to get your project written, you have to prioritize actually writing. Do your plot outline. Push the crap off your desk. But don’t get stuck getting ready to write instead of putting down one word after another.
It doesn’t matter what your word count, draft length, or creative process may be. What matters is that you are a writer, and you are making progress.
A week after the final class, I received an email from the instructor. One of the other members of the class offered to open her home for a writing group. Was I interested? My heart was racing. Do I foster these relationships and make myself vulnerable, or keep writing on my own, safely?
I walk everywhere these days, and it’s a blast to think and learn about writing during my commute. If you need some writing pick-me-ups, here are some of my personal favorite writing podcasts.
Many artists themselves believe in the muse as something that fills their head with enlightened ideas that – poof – become extraordinary pieces of work. I call bullshit.
As an ocean science educator, I am going to teach you how to use the guidelines that nature has already provided to create your very own fantastical creature. The first rule to remember is that organisms adapt and develop characteristics based on their environment.
Thinking critically and coming up with the right questions that get to the heart of a subject are a plotter’s best friend. This is especially true with worldbuilding.
Hiring a professional editor before querying is a controversial topic in the publishing world. I’ve heard it called “cheating” or worse. But the truth is, publishing is HARD.
