Dear Storyteller, Broaden your Vocabulary is Tip#15! This may seem too simple of a topic to even touch upon, but it is a vastly important one. Let’s discuss why… Reason #1-helps reduce repetition of words… I don’t know if you feel the same, but as a writer, I tend to utilize the same words often….
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, 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…
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…