Tagged: creative writing

7 ways to motivate yourself to write

SIDENOTE: It seems HostGator has solved the little domain hiccup we had today. They were quick, too. Looking into preventing it from ever happening again. Now onto the post!

Photo by Anthony PC
Photo by Anthony PC

It hardly ever fails. Just when you sit down to write, no matter how long you’ve been waiting for the chance, you suddenly feel like doing anything else.

Inspiration Monday: can’t stop crying

I’m guest-posting over at Raina’s home base, Writer’s Club KL,  going a bit more in-depth on a subject frequently discussed here: the power of storytelling. Check out the first installment here.

April Wallpaper: Check Your Browser for InMonsters

I created a suggestion box this week! Check it out in the menu above. If there’s a topic you want to see covered, or if the floating share buttons annoy the heck out of you, let me know there!

In other news, the wallpaper this month is a little tribute to the InMonsters!

Inspiration Monday: lucid dream

Even when I realize I am dreaming, I can rarely think of anything cool to do in the dream. The other day I couldn’t dial my phone and realized I was dreaming, so all I did was try to wake up. Argh! What do y’all do in lucid dreams? Fly? Meet fictional characters? Or whatever random thing you can think of?

Review: Dictionary.com’s “Writing Dynamo” program

 If you’re on Thesaurus.com (owned by Dictionary.com) as much as I am, you’ve probably seen their Writing Dynamo program advertised. Tagged “Your personal writing coach,” the program professes itself to be “Accurate, effective, web-based proofreading.”

Were you excited?

I was.

Inspiration Monday: story ark

It has been a very long day. Is it Friday yet?

Well, read some cool stuff. For a few minutes it may feel like Friday came early!

Chris

Raina

Parul and another

LadyWhispers

Kate

LoveTheBadGuy

 

The Rules

A peek inside the publishing world

Sorry for the late post – my eyes were so tired last night, I didn’t want to open them, let alone stare at a screen. Actually, I’m typing this with them shut right now. I know, I know, I need new glasses.

10 slight differences between paranoia and writing

Photo by Ralph Unden
Photo by Ralph Unden

You frequently mutter to yourself. Slam fists on the keys. Wish you smoked cigarettes so you’d have something else to do with your hands.

You know you’re not quite “normal.”

But how crazy are you?

Should your characters be likable or relatable?

Image: RoseofTimothywoods
Image: RoseofTimothywoods

You’ve heard about making your protagonists relatable. And you’ve heard about making them likable. Are they the same thing? If not, which is more important?

The difference between likeability and relatability