by Suzanne Lieurance There’s a version of the writing life that looks impressive from the outside. Marathon sessions. Thousands of words in a single sitting. The writer who disappears for a weekend and emerges with three chapters. That version is real for some people. But for most writers, it’s not sustainable — and chasing it…
by Suzanne Lieurance There’s a version of writing advice that says: just push through. Sit down, ignore how you feel, and write anyway. That advice isn’t wrong, exactly. But it skips over something important. How you feel when you don’t want to write usually has something to tell you — and if you learn to…
by Suzanne Lieurance Most writers put a lot of thought into how they begin a writing session. They set up their space, make their coffee, find the right playlist. They have rituals for getting in. What they rarely think about is how they get out. And that’s where a lot of momentum quietly dies. The…
by Suzanne Lieurance You probably have more than one writing project going right now. Maybe three. Maybe five. Maybe a folder full of ideas you keep meaning to get back to, plus the novel you’ve been working on for two years, plus the essay you started last month that felt urgent at the time. And…
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…
You’ve been at this long enough to know that rejection is part of the process. You’ve built up a certain resilience — the ability to read a “not for me” and move on without spiraling. That’s hard-won, and it matters. But here’s a trap that even seasoned querying writers fall into: treating every piece of…
by Suzanne Lieurance When you sit down to write, you don’t just start typing and hope it works out. You pause. You look at the page. You revise. You decide what stays and what goes. Your marketing budget deserves the same care. Before you spend a single dollar promoting your books, courses, coaching, or content,…
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….
by Suzanne Lieurance Getting feedback on your manuscript can feel like stepping into cold water—you know it’ll be good for you, but it still makes you gasp. Every writer dreams of hearing that their story is brilliant and ready for the world. But a real critique usually contains suggestions, questions, and challenges—and those can sting….
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.
Here are some more tips from Simon Rose to help you with your writing. You can also find great advice in The Children’s Writer’s Guide, The Children’s Writer’s Guide 2, and The Time Traveler’s Guide. Realistic Settings Any novelist, whether they’re writing for children or adults, must invent a completely imagined world and the creation…
Here is another tip from Simon Rose to help you with your writing. You can also find great advice in The Children’s Writer’s Guide, The Children’s Writer’s Guide 2, and The Time Traveler’s Guide. While your novel may very well contain a moral or theme that you’d really like to get across, don’t be tempted…
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