12 Inspiring Prompts for Writers: Day 7–Surprises About Yourself You Learned This Year
Hello and welcome to day seven of twelve writing prompts to inspire and encourage in the new year! Day seven is about surprises—things you learned about yourself as a writer or reader this year that you didn’t know…
12 Inspiring Prompts for Writers: Day 6–Books that Should Get More Attention
Howdy and welcome to day six, where we’re thinking fondly of books that we think should get more attention. These are the books that don’t have to be on Bestseller lists, but you love them to death…
12 Inspiring Prompts for Writers: Day 5
Who are authors (or artists) whose work you admire? What skills do they highlight? What is it that they do that you find so impressive? What can you…
12 Inspiring Prompts for Writers: Day 4
Welcome back! Today’s focus is gratitude, which is a light and airy, definitely not scary prompt. For this one, try to think of…
12 Inspiring Prompts for Writers: Day 3
Hello hello! Today is prompt three in my twelve-prompt regimen for taking on 2025 as a writer! Today we’re digging in deeper with our reflective prompts to inspire and encourage us in the new year…
12 Inspiring Prompts for Writers: Day 2
Welcome back to twelve days of reflective prompts that will dig deep to inspire and encourage us in the new year! Out of all the prompts, this one is probably…
12 Inspiring Prompts for Writers: Day 1
With twelve prompts over the next few days, I will guide you through simple reflections to inspire you and encourage stronger writing efforts in 2025.
Characters that leap off the page: Using interiority to show your characters’ inner world
Have you ever heard the phrase, “I want a book where the characters leap right off the page?” If you’ve ever queried before or researched agents, I’m sure you have. After all, isn’t that what everyone wants in a book?
It can be so frustrating to read an abstract goalpost like “give me a character…
Is 4th Street Fantasy Convention a Dupe for Viable Paradise?
When it comes to writing workshops that center science fiction and fantasy, Viable Paradise is held in great esteem—right up there with Clarion and Odyssey. For a week every October, twenty-four students chosen by audition meet to workshop a section of writing, learn from lecturers, and bond in the hopes of becoming better writers…
Dollhouses, Throwaways, Parlor Rooms, and Greebles: How to Build Immersive Fantasy Worlds
Recently I was thinking about my time at Viable Paradise, (which I have feelings on, which I will definitely write about at a later point), and I asked myself, what did I learn at Viable Paradise? Obviously, I have friends and connections that I made at Viable Paradise that I probably wouldn’t have without attending…
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