Dear Storyteller, Meet your characters is not only Tip#7 but is also a tip I’m super thrilled to share with you. Most writing advice encompasses listing and planning out literally all the characters in a story, starting with the protagonist and the antagonist and then branching out from there in both directions to include all…
Dear Storyteller, Write from the heart Tip#6 is as equally important as Tip#2-Daydreaming. Why is writing from the heart so important? Let’s unveil 7 reasons together. Reason #1 Most likely this reason is overly self-explanatory, but when you write from the heart, you’re drawing from an emotional sphere you wouldn’t otherwise tap into. It’s a…
Dear Storyteller, Take the Plunge is Tip#5! Need I say more?! Have you got the previous tips down? Now that you’ve honed your observational and analytical skill sets (Tip#1), you’ve daydreamed your way into an amazing scene (Tip#2), you’ve discovered what person you’d like to start your novel in (Tip#3), and you’ve found your unique…
Dear Storyteller, Find your Voice is Tip#4, and I feel like it’s an important one! Have you ever noticed that your favorite author has a unique “voice” when they write? What does this exactly mean? Let’s discuss it. What exactly is an author’s “voice…” In referencing “finding your voice” in writing, I am not, in…
Dear Storyteller, What Person? is Tip#3, and you might very well be asking, what is she even talking about? Let me explain… Once you’ve finalized in your mind that amazing scene or idea (through your incredible daydreaming version of “brainstorming”), and you’re eager to get to the computer or that pad of paper waiting for…
Dear Storyteller, Daydream is Tip#2! A simple tip, but I feel it is an exceptionally important one. Why is it exceptionally important? Come along with me and discover my top two personal reasons why daydreaming is an essential part of commencing your story. Reason Number One… Much like you would utilize brainstorming in your high…
Dear Storyteller, Learn to Observe and Analyze is Tip#1! An unconventional idea perhaps. And perhaps you’re wondering why this would even be important at all, or what use this particular skill set would ever have in relationship to being a writer? Well, for starters, please keep in mind, I am still learning myself. And learning…
Welcome to the official Writer’s Nook page! I have long debated how I actually want to start this journey with you, dear friend, and finally determined that an introduction to my own writing journey would serve best, if only for the reason that you might find yourself traveling the same path…or wanting to. Perhaps this…
Dear Friend, Coming soon… The Writer’s Nook! Originally, I had planned to begin The Writer’s Nook over the summer, but after further thought, autumn seemed a better time to engage in something that seemed to me more “academic.” Perhaps this notion was reinforced by the fact that I’ve always loved fall…and school. There’s nothing better…