Close The Door

Have you ever wanted to write, but every time you sat down you somehow found an excuse to do something else? It's like mentally you thirst to spill your writer blood onto a blank paper, a vast stretch of white space without limitations except for those which you yourself create. You want to let the…

Reading As A Writer + Writing Memes

Anyone who's been writing for a while knows that the experience of reading changes as a writer. I've found several writing memes talking about this very thing, because it's so completely true. Don't you love seeing a writing quote or meme that makes you think 'wow, it's not just me'? For example (one of my…

Character Profiles

The past few weeks I've been working on customizing my writing lifestyle. I wear writing shirts, I drink out of mugs with writing quotes (my Ravenclaw mug is an exception) and have a writing binder full of research and character forms. Last night (late into the night, as most writers do) I was up designing…

How to Beat the Blank Page

Welcome back, writers! Today I have figured out once and for all (...it worked for me, at least...) how to come up with an awesome plot- and within ten minutes. Too good to be true? Have no fear, writers. I'm not known to lie (fingers aren't crossed, honest!). For this instant plot development method, head…