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 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, 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…