📝 Review Monday: Atticus – The All-in-One Tool for Writers Who Want to Publish
Scrivener meets Vellum (and works on Windows too). 📚 What Is Atticus? Atticus is a browser-based (and downloadable) app for writers that combines novel writing, book formatting, and manuscript export in one package. It was created by Dave Chesson, the founder of Kindlepreneur, to provide a Scrivener alternative that also lets you format like Vellum…
The 7 Types of New Writer – Part 7
🔁 Final Recap: We’ve met: Now we meet the final archetype: ✍️ Post #7: The Silent Novelist Subtitle: You write in secret, share nothing, and dream of publishing “one day”—but no one knows you’re even a writer. 🧠 Who They Are: The Silent Novelist is always writing—in notebooks, in phone apps, in their head during…
📝 Review Monday: Dabble – A Novel-Writing App That Gets Out of Your Way
Subtitle: Cloud-based, distraction-free, and perfect for plotters (and reluctant ones too). But is it worth paying for? 📚 What Is Dabble? Dabble is a novel-writing platform designed specifically for fiction writers. It lives in the cloud, autosaves everything, and combines writing, plotting, worldbuilding, and goal-tracking in a clean, distraction-free interface. It’s like a simpler, more…
The 7 Types of New Writer – Part 6
🔁 Quick Recap: So far, we’ve met: Today: the writer who has plenty of writing… just not one finished draft. ✍️ Post #6: The I’ll-Finish-It-One-Day Subtitle: You’re halfway through five different projects—but swear you’ll come back to them. Eventually. 🧠 Who They Are: The I’ll-Finish-It-One-Day writer is overflowing with creativity.They get excited. They start new…
The 7 Types of New Writer – Part 5
🔁 Quick Recap: We’ve already met: Now we meet the Fearful Genius—the writer who can’t write, because they care too much. ✍️ Post #5: The Fearful Genius Subtitle: You have a brilliant idea—and that’s exactly why you’re terrified to write it. 🧠 Who They Are: The Fearful Genius isn’t lazy. They’re intimidated by their own…
📝 Review Monday: Final Draft for Novelists — Is It Worth It?
Subtitle: Powerful screenwriting software, but does it help you write your novel? 📚 What Is Final Draft? Final Draft is industry-standard screenwriting software. It’s used by professionals in film and TV and is known for its formatting, structure tools, and “Hollywood-approved” output. If you’re a novelist, you might’ve wondered: Could this help me write a…
🧨 Story Spark Sunday: What’s the Worst That Could Happen?
Today’s writing challenge: Push your character out of their comfort zone—and then keep pushing. Welcome to another Story Spark Sunday, where we light a creative fire under your fingertips and see what your characters are really made of. This week’s prompt is all about disaster. Not just any disaster—your character’s personal worst-case scenario. Maybe it’s…
The 7 Types of New Writer Part 4
🔁 Quick Recap: So far, we’ve met: This week: the writer whose creativity is held hostage by approval. ✍️ Post #4: The Praise Addict Subtitle: You don’t write unless someone tells you it’s good—and that’s killing your momentum. 🧠 Who They Are: The Praise Addict lives for validation. They crave feedback like oxygen. They’re the…
The 7 Types of New Writer
#3 The Over-Editor 🔁 Quick Recap: This series explores the most common (and most frustrating) writing habits new authors fall into. So far, we’ve met: Today, we meet the one who writes… but never lets the story breathe. ✍️ Post #3: The Over-Editor Subtitle: You’ve rewritten Chapter One so many times, it now opens with…
The 7 Types of New Writer
#2 -The Scene-Hopper This series explores the most common (and most relatable) writer types we see again and again—and maybe even are ourselves. Last time, we met the Overplanner Supreme: The Eternal Outliner. This week, we dive into the exact opposite… ✍️ The Scene-Hopper Subtitle: You’ve written the big kiss, the final showdown, and three…
The 7 Types of New Writer
Which One Are You? A Brutally Honest Look at Writing Habits You Didn’t Know You Had This is the first in a 7-part series exploring the most common (and most relatable) types of new writer. Do any of these sound familiar? Don’t worry—we’re not judging. (Okay, maybe a little.)Let’s start with the one who plans…
Nobody Cares If You Write — And That’s Your Superpower
Let’s get one thing out of the way: Nobody cares if you write. Not your partner.Not your friends.Not your old English teacher who once said you had promise.Certainly not the publishing industry. They’re all busy. Distracted. Scrolling. Surviving.You could write a masterpiece tomorrow, and the world would blink and go right back to brunch. But…
🌀 Top 10 Plot Twists That Actually Work
What they are, why they work, and how to pull them off yourself. 1. The Protagonist Was the Villain All Along Example: Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Setup: Amy Dunne disappears. All evidence points to her husband Nick.The Twist: Amy faked her own disappearance to frame Nick.Why It Works: 2. They Were Dead the Whole…
Creating Your Characters, Part 3: Archetypes & the Supporting Cast
When I first started plotting stories, I thought of side characters as set dressing. You know—best friends, comic relief, the love interest, the wise mentor who says something cryptic and vanishes. All there to prop up the “real” story. But the deeper I got into writing, the more I realised: those characters matter more than…
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