The Secret Life of Writers
Hi, Jamie! Thank you for joining us today! How long have you been writing? What inspired your quest to become a writer? I've only been writing since 2011, but I've been dreaming up other worlds since high school... and storytelling, since I apparently won the "Storytelling" award in second grade. (I'm not sure if that... Continue Reading →
These addicts may physically live in our world, but their minds continually seek fresh planets of habitation.
Stop aspiring and start writing. The only thing keeping you from writing is you. Once you commit to writing, you'll get better and better.
Hi, Ralene! Thank you for joining us today! How long have you been writing? What inspired your quest to become a writer? I've always been writing, even when I was little. I had a short essay on Martin Luther King Jr. published in a city-wide magazine in the 3rd grade. In 2005, a conversation with the... Continue Reading →
The cartographer dipped his pen into the ink and hesitated. His finger rested on the spot where the words would go, but he could not bring himself to pen it. On the far end of the table, a lone candle smoked into the dimness of the room, twisting the shadows into gruesome monsters of his... Continue Reading →
There are voices in my head. Dozens of voices. Clamoring. Demanding. Critiquing. They are the voices of my future readers, and they are the reason I am afraid to write. There are days when I want to find some group of Writers Anonymous and blurt out my confession. [Stands on trembling legs and with head... Continue Reading →
I do something called the Rule of Ten. For every major scene, I come up with ten different ways the scene could play out. Then I take the most unique, the most authentic, and the most gripping option and proceed to the next major scene. Wash, rinse, and repeat until the end.
A restlessness built within her when she found herself without a notebook in hand, for in those moment the portals were permanently closed and she feared she would never find her way inside again
