Create a Vision Board
A vision board serves as your image of the future and actually leads you to that future.
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Are You Living the Life of Your Dreams and Don’t Realize It?
As a freelance writer, author, and Law of Attraction coach for writers, I’m in constant contact with many other writers. Some of these writers tell me how they envy me because I seem to be living the life of my dreams. And they’re right about that. I am living the writing life I dreamed…
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How to Find Ideas You Can Turn into Children’s Stories
by Karen Cioffi Sitting at the computer with a blank word document in front of you may be intimidating for a writer. You just finished one manuscript and need to start on another, or you’ve hired out to ghostwrite a story. Whatever the reason is, you need to begin writing a children’s story – you…
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Journaling to Take Risks & Test New ideas
by Mari. L. McCarthy Most writers have an idealized notion of what the writing process should be like. You sit down at your desk in a quiet, sunny room while the creative ideas flow effortlessly. You have no problem coming up with just the right words, and brilliant sentences appear fully formed on the page….
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There is No Excuse for Not Writing When You Have Your Journal with You
by Patricia Bumpass You’re a writer but you’re also a person. You are a son or daughter, maybe a husband or wife, a friend. You may have kids and elderly parents to care for and other people to befriend. Heaven forbid any of people you have to care for have any kind of special needs….
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Picture Book Examples: The First Page of Your Picture Book
by Nancy I. Sanders A picture book is all about your Main Character (MC) and the problem he or she is trying to solve. As in all manuscripts, the first page of your picture book plays an important role. Note that this is not the first page of your manuscript. This is the text that…
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5 Simple Tips to Keep Your Tax Man Happy
by Sandra Knight Taxes can be daunting for a freelance writer or author, especially if it is your first year as a self-employed business owner. Someone told you to keep everything related to your business and they were correct. Now as you drag the big box from the closet where you have been tossing everything…
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Top Journaling Tips for Writers
Follow these journaling tips for writers from journaling expert Alyss Thomas.
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5 Unbreakable Rules for Children’s Writers
by Melissa Abramovitz There are lots and lots of rules out there in books, blogs, articles, workshops, and other sources of information for all types of writers. You have undoubtedly seen or heard rules like “show don’t tell,” “write what you know,” and “avoid using adjectives.” You have probably also realized that these types of…
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Daily Writing Prompt Challenge – Day 21
Text prompt with photo prompt for Day 21 of our Daily Writing Prompt Challenge.
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Daily Writing Prompt Challenge – Day 20
Today’s story starter with photo prompt for Day 20 of our Daily Writing Prompt Challenge.
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10 Tips for Naming Your Characters
by Suzanne Lieurance Naming characters for your fiction should be fun. But there are several things to take into account. Follow these tips and you’ll have more luck creating the perfect name for each of your characters: 1. Be Sure The Names You Choose Fit the Time Period and the Location of Your Story. You…
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