You consider yourself to be a writer, but you realize that you are still at the very beginning of your career. You don’t have work out there that’s bringing in too many new followers, and you don’t have devoted fans writing to tell you how amazing your pieces are. How can you begin to establish… Continue reading Creating your platform
Your writing time is when you really get things done, and make progress with your pieces. This means that in order for you to be an effective writer, you will need to make the most of this time. To do this, it’s a good idea to have a game plan in place. This means that… Continue reading Getting the most out of your writing time
Your writing can be close to your heart, and extremely personal. However, this doesn’t mean that you won’t need to reach for content that is outside of your comfort zone. In fact, it’s highly likely that you will need to do so at some point in your career. There may be a ton of topics… Continue reading Researching fiction
Writing can be a very personal endeavor, and it can be easy to keep your work under wraps until you think it’s perfect. However, there’s a good chance that you might never find it this way, and sharing your writing could actually help you make it better. It’s important to remember that your writing is… Continue reading Having confidence in your writing
You want to write in order to share a story with the world. While it would be nice to put yourself out there and have your work be well-received by all who can get their hands on it, it’s more likely that some people will better suited to being your readers than others. The group… Continue reading Choosing an audience
Your life as a writer involves building a lot of worlds for your characters to populate. Maybe some of these are like our own, but others may be very different. Regardless, you will need to determine the most effective way to tell your story to the reader, and a fair amount of this will involve… Continue reading World Building Basics
You love to write, and you relish the idea of taking a seat at your desk and pounding out a good story. However, it can be easy for other parts of your life to get in the way of this. To make sure you keep writing, you will need to make this part of your… Continue reading How to keep life from getting in the way of your writing
