Young Adult Author
Suffering from writer’s block can call one to feel guilty, shameful, and depressed. I have four simple things that I do before, during and after my writing sessions that help me defeat writer’s block. Have a writing ritual The beautiful thing about writing rituals is they can be pretty much anything you want! The…
Anyone can grab the baby name book off the bookshelf, or use any of the apps available, but I think there are more fun and creative ways to come up with character names. Start with the time period and country your book is set If you’re writing from a book set in the United…
Experiencing writer’s block can cause you to feel all kinds of emotions from shame to guilt to anger and back again. If you are dealing with writer’s block and you’re afraid you’ll never write again, I have six questions that can help you get unstuck and back to writing again. Note, if you’re like me…
Creating characters that make readers fall in love takes time and many, many layers of development. If you’ve taken my free training, Novel Narrator, and used Tarot to create your characters then you have an amazing character but to take that character and add some depth, we need to do a few more things. …
Why community is important, even if you are between writing projects Writing can be lonely, and most of the time that’s exactly what we like about our chosen career, the solitude of talking to our imaginary friends. But when those friends stop talking to us it’s helpful to have real life people, other writers, around…
I thought I knew so much when I pushed publish on my first novel, but whoo boy was I wrong! Here are five lessons that I learned during the self-publishing process that I went through with my very first novel. Negative reviews will hurt My advice – find someone you trust to read the…
Yay! You’ve finished your first draft – congratulations! Now, are you ready for the editing process? Don’t be scared. Yes, editing is a totally different beast and it can get long and lonely, but following the advice below will help you keep your spirits high and motivation even higher. Make it FUN Editing can be…
7 problems that authors might face when writing a first draft Writing a first draft can be exciting and fun, but there are also some pitfalls that might cause an author to rethink the whole thing. I know that I start out with hope, optimism and lots of energy when writing my own first drafts,…
When I was starting my Tarot journey, the thought of learning meanings and descriptions for 78 cards seemed super daunting. In fact, I was overwhelmed to the point that I stalled my study for a few months before I gained traction. The thing that helped during that time was learning some basics. These included knowing…
Using Tarot cards to come up with ideas is one of my favorite ways to use the cards and it’s a fairly easy process. Decide what you need ideas for Are you writing a YA novel, a series of Science Fiction books, or blog posts? Seriously, this concept can be used for just about any…