I know I’ve mentioned that when I started writing, I lived in Siberia. I had four kids, I was teaching ESL, going to the market every day and carrying home …
Three powerful Show-Don’t Tell-themes to put in your life-changing novel this season
Anyone catch the snowball fight in Buffalo yesterday? While I watched the Vikes struggle it out against the Panthers, the Bills and Colts had an epic pigskin fight in the …
How the 4 Reasons People Read Help You Change The World
It was a rough weekend, wasn’t it? Hard to process the ongoing tragedy, the idea of someone again so coldly, painfully hurting, killing so many innocent people. It just takes …
Writing Retreats – Are They Worth It?
by Alena Tauriainen, writing as Alena Wendall @alenawendall My first writing retreat was a huge step of faith. I knew nothing about writing. I didn’t even know what a panster was …
The Starting Point for your Character’s Inner Journey
I am up north at the writing cabin this week, getting ready for next week’s Deep Woods Writing Camp. It’s gorgeous here, quiet and last night I was able to …