Which One Are You? A Brutally Honest Look at Writing Habits You Didn’t Know You Had This is the first… READ MORE
Let’s get one thing out of the way: Nobody cares if you write. Not your partner.Not your friends.Not your old… READ MORE
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Welcome to Story Spark Sunday, where each week I’ll post a short, creative prompt to help you stretch your writing… READ MORE
Every great novel is built from the ground up—words into sentences, into scenes, into chapters, into a full narrative arc.… READ MORE
“You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank one.”
~ Jodi Picoult