I've been meaning to do this post for a long time, but one thing was stopping me. There are actually a lot of posts that I've meant to do and haven't because one question was stuck in my head: What makes me qualified to write this? None of my works have been published, I don't…
I recently started a middle-grade novel that switches between the point of views of three animals, a cow, a fawn, and a robin. I'm still figuring out the plotline, but I have a basic idea. Here's the prologue, which I could use some feedback on. I don't have a title yet, but I have a…
I've felt lost as a writer recently, and I hope that talking about it will help. Here are some of my many writing problems: . I've grown impatient. I wrote a 23,000-word novella in one week, edited the whole draft twice the following day, and had ten beta readers lined up just hours afterward. While…
As some of you know, I recently completed the first book in my novella series Mysticus. I'm currently waiting on my beta reader's critiques, and from there I'll be querying my chosen list of agents. Sadly, I'm a very impatient person. It's something I definitely have to work on, but still... I NEED TO WRITE SOMETHING! With…
I've had people ask me how I write so much. Generally, I write around 2,000 words a day, but on a good writing day I can get up to 6,000. I try to write every day, which would make my average writing week 14,000 words. According to these numbers, that would mean that I write…
This is the first writing contest I've ever hosted, and I've learned a lot from it. Firstly, entry length will be much shorter in the future! That way more people will have the time to submit. Without further ado, it's time to announce the winner. This short story was engrossing, had a great plot, and…
I just started an author blog, so I thought I'd put a link to it here. Go check it out! Carynnbohley.wordpress.com
Everyone has things about them, whether it be habits, thoughts, or memories that they keep hidden. Things that they don't tell anyone, because it's either embarrassing or they're afraid of what people will think of them. Some don't even notice that these things are different than other people's, as they forget to reflect on the…
I'm so excited to announce that I got first place for the Teen Writers Go contest I mentioned last week! Here's the link to the top three winners and their entries, which I was so excited to read. They were all amazing! Anyhow, I just wanted to share this because I'm so honored to have…
Writing is something that I've never been able to walk away from, no matter how frustrating, disappointing and energy-draining it's been. When I can't decide what to write, I'm stuck in part of my project, or I just don't have the confidence, people tend to say, "Why don't you just take a break? Stop writing…
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