“Can anyone see the world exactly as you do?” These books won’t write themselves. For a long time, I figured meh someone else can finish my work. Until I actually finished my first novel. I realized it was me and only me who could do the job seamlessly and with my life experience. This isn’tContinue reading “Finish the Book”
Category Archives: on writing
Don’t Quit
“Writing is something you can pick up for a lifetime.” “I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.” -Albert Einstein Writing can feel like a lot of pressure. That’s why it’s important to remind yourself that you’re enough. The fact that you can create stories from your imagination and bring themContinue reading “Don’t Quit”
“Creativity takes courage.” -Henri Matisse
“Break Freeee!” Creativity takes courage because often you’re combining a couple old things to make something new that comes from you. And people don’t really like new. They like the same old ideas with the same old expectations over and over again. And I can’t even be mad about it because I also like consistencyContinue reading ““Creativity takes courage.” -Henri Matisse”
Character Arc in writing
“For the love of transformations” Transformation is also known as Character Arc in writing. “[A character Arc] is primarily centered around the idea of change, where by the story’s conclusion, the character is distinct from who they were at the start, often as a direct result of plot events.” –Greene, Jim, MFA Published in: 2020Continue reading “Character Arc in writing”
Your Stories Carry an Infinite Amount of Information
“The world needs our stories” “The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” -William Faulkner The amount of work it takes to write a full length novel is unknown to people who have never written one. And truth be told, I don’t think readers care about how much work you do.Continue reading “Your Stories Carry an Infinite Amount of Information”
You Are Worthy of Your Dreams
✨”We should dig deep for our dreams.” ✨ I’m all about the 4-day work week but only because I’m still going to be writing 7 days a week for all 12 months of the year. I think a 4-day work week is exactly how we should work. Building other people’s dreams is not supposed toContinue reading “You Are Worthy of Your Dreams”
Let Writing Open Doors for You
“Life can surprise you with newer and better things that you didn’t know existed.” Things don’t always come together. Some things fall apart and lead to nothing at all. But and I mean Buuuuut there’s very often times that things flow into newer and better things that you didn’t know were possible when you started.Continue reading “Let Writing Open Doors for You”
Stuck on What to Write About?
Finding the topic to write about isn’t always a walk in the park. A million things could run through our minds throughout the day and not one thought remains when we sit to write. First off this is completely normal. There’s nothing wrong with you. Second off, this is a great excuse to do twoContinue reading “Stuck on What to Write About?”
Change Perspective One Novel at a Time
“The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.” -Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci knew even before we had therapists established. Humans are full of blind spots and biases. We often can’t see things outside of our own perceptions until someone sits down and explains them to us. Even then there’s a chanceContinue reading “Change Perspective One Novel at a Time”
Appreciate Your Disciplines
“Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results.” – Robin Sharma I love that I learned this so much. The thing is that it seems like it’s going to take forever if you take baby steps but then life just keeps on going and every day, you’re a small step closer to your goal.I’veContinue reading “Appreciate Your Disciplines”
