by Michelle Sass Aleckson, @MchelleAleckson Words are important for writers, don’t you think? I mean, it’s hard to tell a story without them. But lately there’s been a word drought in my …
Three Ways to Get Unstuck
by Christina Miller, @CLMillerbooks Some days, the words spill out faster than we can type. We’re laying down our word count like a master—and then, all of a sudden, the …
My Favorite Writing Rule (That I Made Up)
by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong Blake Snyder made up some fun writing rules that he teaches in his book Save the Cat. Save the Cat is actually his most famous …
Blocked – A Parable
by Andrea Christenson, @andrea143 She ran around the corner and stopped dead. Leaning over, her breath came in short gasps. Running hard and long hadn’t been in her plan for the …
6 Thoughts For When We’re Stuck
by Jeanne Takenaka, @JeanneTakenaka A number of years ago, I was stuck, stuck, stuck on a crucial plot point in my story. I knew what I wanted to see happen—what needed to …