Dear Storyteller, Pacing your Novel Tip#13 is a bit of a crucial one. It’s also a tip that has morphed a lot for me over the past two years in particular, at least compared to the earlier decade or so of penning my current book series. It was in the editing stages that I really…
Dear Storyteller, This Bonus Tip: Battling Self-Doubt seemed necessary secondary to the fact that I found myself struggling with it so impossibly at the beginning of this year. Upon further reflection, as well as feedback I received from my editor, I realized the importance of nipping this creeping fear in the bud. And I hope…
Dear Storyteller, Always have Pen and Paper-Tip#12 is probably one of the most crucial tips for a writer. Why? Once you have your story down, your plot flowing, and your mind moving at a speed faster than you can think, you’re going to find yourself with a very definite need to always have pen and…
Dear Storyteller, Here’s a Bonus Tip on Writing that I had absolutely no intention of sharing, nor did I ever expect to come across it; and yet I’m so glad I did. I find it increasingly uplifting and encouraging, and I hope you will, too! But before I launch into that, I want to apologize…
Dear Storyteller, Have you ever heard of Plotter vs. Pantser Tip#11? Generally, it’s said that writers fall into one of two categories: a plotter or a pantser. Knowing which plotting style you connect with may help you achieve finishing your story more quickly and efficiently. Let’s see which one you are…but first, let’s check out…
Dear Friend, Don’t Stress is my writer’s tip#10! And it’s here for a good reason. The majority of the time, we, as writers, focus so much on progressing the story we’re trying to put to paper or screen, we increase our cortisol levels to a ridiculous degree. What happens when we stress as writers? We…
Dear Storyteller, Plotting what comes next is Tip#9. I included this tip because as a writer, it often happens that we get “stuck” with how to proceed in our storytelling. And when this inevitably happens, one of two things occurs: either we quit and move on to something else, or we find inspiration and keep…
Dear Storyteller, Tip#8 is all about Dialogue. I originally didn’t have this tip included in my series of what I wanted to share with you, however, I decided it was important to include-partially because it is a huge part of writing a story but also because it seems to follow up nicely with Tip#7 Meet…
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…