Young Adult Indie Author
Whether you’re a new or seasoned writer, finding the right tools can help boost creativity and streamline your process. Let’s dive in! My Go-To Analog Writing Tools Sometimes, nothing beats the feel of pen and paper. Here are my top three must-haves for brainstorming and planning: 1. Spiral-Bound Notebooks I stock up on these during…
As you can probably tell, Tarot is one of my absolute favorite tools to use as an author. I use it to help me with everything from character creation to plot design to marketing strategies. You name it, I’ve probably used Tarot to help me in some fashion. But when I mention Tarot to other…
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…
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…
…and how I have used Tarot to overcome them Our inner editors can be very loud and can totally convince us that we have a range of fears from fear of success to fear of failure. But I think that if we learn to acknowledge and address these fears, we can overcome them with journaling…
Let’s say you’ve been dabbling with using Tarot cards for your writing and you’ve been pulling one card at a time – great!! Looking at one card can help you gain insight, get you out of your own head, and spark ideas but by adding a second (or even third) card, you can take your…
Sure, I was a good writer before I found Tarot but since I’ve started incorporating these magical cards with my writing….I’ve become even better! How has it helped me? Let me count the ways. Helps me get out of my own head We all get stuck in our comfort zones, our own little ways of…
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. …
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…
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…