Young Adult Indie Author
When starting a novel, it’s important to fill your world with well-rounded characters – the kind that feel so real your readers love diving into your stories, getting lost in their lives. Today, I want to teach you how to do that with the magical tool of Tarot. For some great examples using my Rider-Waite-Smith…
Has writing your novel lost its luster? You started writing with all kinds of ideas and energy and excitement, but now that you’re in the muddy middle, it all just feels a little blah, a little hard. Sitting down and forcing yourself to write feels about as much fun as riding the New York City…
I find that writers get stuck for a variety of reasons: Lack of ideas Lack of motivation Getting stuck in their own head Overthinking things Worrying Issues with their characters The perfect writing tool to help with these issues will allow you to have more creative freedom, give you a new way of looking at…
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…
You used my tips from my last blog post and your characters are talking to you again, the words are flowing, and you are feeling on top of the world…until you aren’t. You just can’t get into the groove, words sound stilted, your dialogue sounds like a kindergartener wrote them, you are just feeling stuck. …
Has this ever happened to you? You are writing your draft, words are flowing and then one day your characters just stop talking to you? You know what I’m talking about – words stop, dialogue sounds wrong, characters are doing things that are not in your outline. What is going on? We all know that…
Choosing a Tarot deck is a very personal decision because you need to feel connected to the imagery used, the colors and overall feel of the deck, but I do have some tips for helping you choose a good deck to use for your writing or other creative projects. People I like a deck with…
Have you ever had a Tarot reading done? How about a reading specifically for your writing career? I am so happy to announce that I’m now offering two options for Tarot Readings for Writers!! 30 minute written readings and 60 minute live Zoom readings. To check these out, click here and book an appointment. I…
Wow, 2020…you have definitely been a year. Would I say a good year? Probably not, but was it a total wash? Nope, not really. Let’s take a little look back at some of my favorite writing posts from this year and you tell me down below in the comments, which was your favorite? I started…