Conceptualizing your writing time
If you're writing your first novel, unless you’re independently wealthy, you probably have a day job. And independently wealthy or not,...
Flexing your writing muscles? It's time to work on ARMS
Okay, let’s get the obvious out of the way: yes, that’s “ARMS” in all caps. So if you’ve guessed there’s a fun acronym coming up, you’re...
Make revision easy for yourself—but not too easy
One thing I’ve noticed about myself and other writers is that we tend to have certain aspects of revision that we’re more comfortable...
How to not wear out your backspace button
Part of being a practical writer is reflecting on your writing process to see if there are any self-defeating habits that are holding you...
Writer's block, part 3
Part 3 in this series will go more in depth about difficult cases of writer’s block that just won’t budge. If you’ve read and attempted...
Writer's block, part 1
One reason some writers are resistant to the idea of writing in smaller chunks of time is something we’ve all heard of and probably...