by Janet Hoy. Never one to shy away from reading, when avid reader Janet Hoy encountered a 50 books in 12 Months reading challenge, she leapt to it, exceeded it, and learned more about herself from her year in competitive reading than she ever could have thought. Growing up, my…

Where the writing of your book is lawless, murky, and full of unexpected twists and turns, once your manuscript is done, the path to publication is clearly defined and involves only 5 stages. Do these, and you’ll soon have a book that’s ready to meet its readers! Completing a rough…

by Jenna Kalinsky. If you ever find yourself feeling blue, anxious, or overwhelmed, all you have to do is spend a few minutes writing your thoughts down, and you’ll instantly feel lighter, clearer, and all over better! Why is there a direct and discernible relationship between writing and gaining clarity…

by Jenna Kalinsky. If your living room/bedroom/garden shed has lost its allure as a writing space, and you’re itching to: – write somewhere new — take a vacation from your “real” life to focus your writing — enjoy a hefty dose of lectures, workshops, and ideas from the greats, meet…

We’ve all experienced it — you’re working away on a project and realize after several paragraphs have gone by that you veered substantially off course. Rather than get frustrated at the loss of time or wasted effort at making such a “mistake,” instead, turn your perspective upside down and celebrate…

by Jenna Kalinsky Writers: are we ever lucky! (Not a phrase you either say or hear very often, right?) But when it comes to the tools we need to get our writing done, they are few, which makes getting our work done a lot easier. Those poor visual artists…

Writing gracious and empathetic emails is an excellent goal. But if you aim to achieve this (even inadvertently) by padding your sentences with softeners, modifiers or additional fillers, you’re in fact weakening your ideas, throwing off the interpersonal power balance, and obfuscating the reason you’ve written. Where your goal…

If you leap in to edit your first draft because it’s painful to see it in such a messy state, you’re actually doing your writing a huge disservice. Read on to learn how to stop trying to be perfect and just write your first draft! When it comes to…

by One Lit Place writing coach Rebecca Hales. Some writers love online writing apps, but many find simple is best. There’s much to praise about writing on the humble index card for organizing your ideas, mapping out a project, and feeling connected to the process.. Do Online Writing Apps Make Writing Easier? These days, you’ll find…