writing life
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Don’t Write Your Book Alone
A few years ago, I learned a hard lesson about writing alone. As an introvert, I tend to keep my words close to the chest until they feel “ready” to share [...]
What kind of editing do you need?
Editing, rather than drafting, is usually the hardest and most time-intensive part of writing a book, especially since there are so many stages. Knowing what kind of editing you need, based on [...]
How to Give Effective Writing Feedback
It is impossible to write a good book alone. Writing can feel like a solitary act that you must struggle through, hunched over at your computer desk, without any support. This [...]
What to Do When ‘Life Happens’
I hate losing momentum in my writing, so much so that I obsessively plan to prevent it. Today I'm going to share some tips for what to do when life happens [...]
Writing Isn’t Always Fun
There’s a reason our online writing program is called Tenacious Writing. We may love writing, we may love our books, we’ll keep progressing and [...]
Is it worth making art when the world is falling apart?
As this article is being written, there’s so much going on— and has been going on—in the world. [...]
Understanding conflict versus tension
Conflict and tension are two of those craft terms that get thrown around without much actual advice on [...]
