A Year with Dictation for Writing
February 5, 2020 | WritingFrom the beginning of 2019 and up to 2020, I have been using dictation for writing fiction. It is known as speech to text software….
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Handling Project Burnout
January 13, 2020 | Design, WritingFor the first blog post of 2020, I figured we could tackle project burnout, a concept that is common among many people, not just creative…
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How to Finish NaNoWriMo in Two Weeks
November 15, 2018 | WritingNovember is upon us! Another year of NaNoWriMo. For those that do not know, NaNoWriMo is the National November Writing Month. You can find out…
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How to Craft a First Chapter
October 10, 2018 | WritingBy J.J. Reichenbach As an editor, I read a lot of first chapters and coach authors on what does and doesn’t need to be included…
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The Agony and Ecstasy of the Short Story
May 22, 2018 | Writingby Sarah L. Johnson Life is like an owl pellet. Why? I dunno. Owl pellets are cool and there are worse things life could be…
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Guest Post: Four Steps on How to Start World Building
April 11, 2018 | WritingAuthor Kelly Charron was kind enough to have me on her blog to discuss World Building tactics. Some of the most captivating fantasy and science…
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Opening Page Checklist: 4 Must-Haves to Hook Your Reader
March 28, 2018 | Interview, WritingBy: Kelly Charron, Author of thrillers Pretty Wicked and Wicked Fallout The goal of page one in any written piece is to grab the reader’s…
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Hire an Editor
February 9, 2018 | WritingAs the title says – hire an editor. No ands, ifs, or buts. There, blog post done. You can stop reading now. This is a…
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Why You Should Keep an Idea Book
February 3, 2016 | WritingBeing a writer, or anyone in a creative line of work, you probably find many ideas come to you all the time. Unfortunately ideas are…
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