Fear is one thing that holds us back from doing most of the things that we are capable of. Fear is powerful. That is why throughout history, kings and monarchs have used fear as their essential tool to rule over nations. Fear makes us incapable of what we are actually very much capable. Fear holds us back. Fear destroys the ability to think. One of the worst forms of fear is … [Read more...] about How Your Fear of Failure is Stopping You from Writing Success
Writing & Editing
Why Writers Should Make More Time for Vacations This Year
Writing is a frustrating and exhausting occupation. There is no formula for good writing. When it happens, it happens. When it does not happen, you just sit helpless at your desk, trying to grasp the right words, the right phrases. You can see those words and phrases at a distance, floating in thin air. But they will not come to you, no matter how hard you try. And it is at … [Read more...] about Why Writers Should Make More Time for Vacations This Year
5 Tips to Optimize Your Time as a Writer
Time is a precious commodity and anybody would love to have more of it. If you’re a writer, it becomes even more important. Writing has you facing deadlines all the time and with writer’s block being something that you can’t predict or schedule, you have to really optimize your time if you want to get any work done. If you’re in the same situation, here are 5 tips to optimize … [Read more...] about 5 Tips to Optimize Your Time as a Writer
5 Writing Lessons from Veronica Roth
Veronica Roth is an American novelist, best known for her Divergent trilogy, which consists of Divergent, Insurgent and Allegiant. Her novels have become bestsellers, with more than 11 million copies sold. She has received numerous awards. These include the Goodreads Choice Award for Favorite Book of 2011, and in 2012 she was winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young … [Read more...] about 5 Writing Lessons from Veronica Roth
5 Tips for Writing Mysteries
Good mystery novels have the same general characteristics of every type of a good novel: fleshed out characters that captivate your mind long after reading about them and an unpredictable and exciting plot, executed through an exceeding amount of showing instead of telling. However, they are special in several ways. The plot is based around a crime, most often murder. The … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for Writing Mysteries