While one common writing tip is ‘Write every day’, it’s just not always possible. I wrote it in a blog once too. For some, it works great and it’s needed to get into the habit. For others, this advice is contrary. I can write every day. My NaNo wins have proven that. But I can Read More
Category: Writing
Keep Your Eyes On Your Mountain
One of the downsides of being a creative person is you’ll often have more ideas than time to execute them. When I talked to my friend Chris Durston the other day, this came up. He also had a stack of ideas and ventures he wanted to pursue. We’re both still quite baby authors with not Read More
Self-Criticism And Productivity
In one of the Discord communities I’m part of, someone suggested writing a review of our own blogs as a writing prompt. I answered (with humour) that I never said anything nice about myself. I said it as a joke, but there’s truth in there. I have had self-esteem issues since I was a kid Read More
Writing As Relief
Writing as a form of therapy isn’t new. I started journaling years ago when I felt low and didn’t know what to do. Writing down my thoughts and feelings has helped me organise them and helped me realise important things. Even when things got better, I didn’t stop, and now I’m grateful to have the Read More
5 YouTube Channels That Talk About The Art Of Writing
We can learn so much about stories and writing from reading, but not everyone learns the best from a book. Others have a preference for visual or auditive learning. That’s why today I wanted to highlight a few YouTube channels that talk about writing and stories. All of these have their own style and cover Read More
Finalist Writing Competition
December 31st was the deadline for the writing competition hosted by Dutch Comic Con. I took part in it before, but my story wasn’t selected that time. I wanted to give it another go, especially because the new theme was ‘games’. Games are kind of my thing (understatement of the year), so I thought my Read More
Working For The Future
One productivity tip that always seems to stay at the top of ‘get things done’-lists is “Anticipate the future”. We have to know what’s coming to prepare for it. I’ve known about my trip to Japan for nearly a year and only started preparing my blog a month before our flight. A month is enough, Read More
Struggling With The First Chapter
Writing a first chapter is hard. The tips I found online didn’t help me much. I examine them and tell you why they don’t work for me. Read More
This Is My Design: Writing An Alternative Contemporary World
Tessa explores the ins and outs of writing about your own hometown if it isn’t widely known. Especially if supernatural beings live there as well. Read More
On My Mind: I Don’t Believe In Writer’s Block
I don’t believe in writer’s block. Three things are responsible for being unable to create and here are some tips to fix them. Read More