Category: writing

When you get down to it, writers can be an exceptionally honest group when it comes to speaking frankly about their personal struggles. I’ve heard many writers—some of them close friends—open up about their struggles with mental health and illness. It runs the gamut from depression and anxiety, manic depression,…

“I want to be the next [INSERT NAME OF RICH AND/OR FAMOUS AUTHOR HERE]!” Even if we’ve never vocalized that, many writers have felt that desire in their deepest, darkest of hearts. We see someone’s career skyrocket until they’re a household name and have movie deals galore, or we read…

For the most part, writing is something that happens when we’re sitting still. Maybe if you’ve converted to a standing or treadmill desk, you’ve counteracted that a bit. Even then, though, you’re locked in to that one spot in your house, office, or coffee shop (don’t take your treadmill into…

*Cough* Aside from what the title might suggest, this post isn’t intended to be a sermon against drinking or anything of the sort. Let’s say it straight: There’s nothing inherently bad, wrong, evil, wicked (hey look! a thesaurus!) about alcohol and drinking it. There is a long-standing cliché or tradition…

You’ve likely heard writing be referred to as a muscle at some point or another. In order to get stronger as a writer, you’ve got to exercise that skill. You’ve got to lift heavy vocabulary and endure long enough to get to the end of a story. Like a muscle,…

Have you ever gone back to a story you wrote a year ago, maybe five years ago, and cringed because you can now see some of the errors or poor technique you didn’t catch back then? As writers, we’re (hopefully!) constantly learning, growing, and honing our craft. It doesn’t mean…

I’ll admit, I’ve taken my fair share of health supplements and additives over the years. After all, if you’re struggling to lose that clinging weight or frustrated by stalled strength, why wouldn’t you go for a pill or powder that promises to solve everything for you? Who cares about actual…

Music can play an important part in the writing process. Some writers, myself included, find music helps fill the silence during a drafting process. Some writers create huge playlists to accompany their stories, evoking various moods for specific scenes and characters. Other writers struggle to write unless they’re listening to…