Do you consider yourself a writer? Do you feel comfortable calling yourself one now? One of the most common mental hang-ups I've seen in beginning writers is this reluctance to call themselves a writer... "yet." There's always some arbitrary benchmark they've set up...
Start a writing habit Why start a writing habit? What's the advantage of writing regularly rather than just when you feel like it? There are several big reasons. Build up your writing muscles The runner jogs every day to prepare for the big marathon, and daily...
There's a new NaNoWriMo guide coming out on August 27th specifically geared towards young writers. It's called Brave the Page by Rebecca Stern and National Novel Writing Month Executive Director Grant Faulkner and I was lucky enough to score an advanced copy. Regular...
Here's something exciting: The Fourth Orange and Other Fairy Tales You've Never Even Heard Of is finally ready to share with the world! This play has been 6 years in the making* and is without a doubt the most complicated thing I have ever attempted to write** but,...
This post is a sequel to my original post about Kanban for writers so you may want to start there. But, if not, here's a quick recap: What is Kanban? Kanban is a project management system that started in manufacturing in which projects are visualized by easily movable...
4TheWords review in a hurry: While sometimes buggy (as you'd expect from a work in progress), it's well worth the occasional quirk for this fun and addictive game that motivates you to write more exactly as advertised! And while the site isn't specifically built for...
You want to see something really cool? Jada of creamcheese.cosplay is making some absolutely amazing costumes for The Love of Three Oranges and documenting the whole process over on Instagram (a platform I am on but barely know how to use if you want to follow me and...
Photo courtesy of The Nutley Public Library For a long time now, I've offered talks and workshops to schools, libraries and writing groups on a variety of topics year-round from beginners who were just getting started with writing and playwrighting to more advanced...
Did you see this awesome profile of J’Kalein Madison, a young actor making a splash in the local theatre scene in Waterloo, Iowa? What's particularly cool is that Madison is a graduate of Waterloo West High School and had this to say about his theatre experience...
Fitbit for Writers Can fitness trackers mean more physical exercise for writers? Can having a little gadget strapped to our wrists really make us take better care of ourselves? I decided to try it out for myself. Writing is a very sedentary act. It involves sitting,...
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