by Suzanne Lieurance Last month, you practiced something simple. You returned to the page. Again and again. And if you stayed with it, something shifted. Writing became less of a question and more of a given. Now we build on that. May Writing Challenge Theme: Creative Capacity This month’s May Writing Challenge is about expanding…
by Suzanne Lieurance Each month we feature a writing challenge that is the theme for the entire month and all our content is based on that theme. Each monthly theme builds on the previous one, so be sure to look back at each theme for this year, no matter when you are reading this. You…
March is not about starting something new. It’s about becoming the kind of writer who finishes. Many writers live in the beginning. New ideas. Fresh notebooks. Clean documents. That early rush of possibility.But finished work is created by a different identity — and that’s the identity we’re stepping into this month. This challenge is designed…
Strengthen the Identity You Stepped Into January was about becoming. You began living as your future-writer-self. You showed up differently. You made small, intentional choices that aligned with the writer you’re becoming. February is about stabilizing that identity. Because once you’ve stepped into a new way of being, the next step isn’t to push harder—it’s…
by Suzanne Lieurance January is the perfect time to reset—not by piling on goals or pressure, but by gently stepping into who you’re becoming. This year, I’m inviting you to try something different. Instead of setting a long list of writing resolutions, our January writing challenge is about living as your future-writer-self—starting now. Not someday….
Every month we feature a different writing challenge. Here’s our challenge for December. The One-Hour-a-Day December Writing Challenge December is busy, but you can still move your writing forward in just one focused hour a day. This challenge is simple: Every day in December, set aside one hour just for your writing. No multitasking. No…
If you want to become a professional writer (meaning, you’ll eventually get paid for writing), then the most important habit you need to develop is the habit of writing on a regular basis. That doesn’t mean you need to write everyday. But once you start writing regularly, you’ll probably find that you are writing everyday or at least most days. With that in mind, here is this month’s writing challenge.
This month’s challenge is to write a short Christmas romance to market next month – just in time for the holidays!
Get ready for our Daily Writing Prompt Challenge! Every month we feature a different writing challenge here at writebythesea.com. The writing challenge for September is a Daily Writing Prompt Challenge. Every weekday (you can take the weekends off) until September 30th, look for a new writing prompt here, along with a photo prompt. Use the prompt to start writing a short story, a poem, or even a song. Wait…there’s more.
Cooking up a short story can be fun! Join us for this challenge and cook up a new short story in four weeks.
As a writer, sometimes it’s nice to switch things up a bit and do something creative BESIDES writing. With that in mind, this month’s writing and creativity challenge is to start an art journal.
by Suzanne Lieurance Every month we feature a different writing challenge here at writebythesea®. This month’s challenge is all about great opening lines. To take part in the challenge, first join our private Facebook group for creative writers here. Once you’re in the group, scroll down till you get to the May challenge, where you’ll…
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