Writing

Writer’s block is an inevitable state of being in a writer’s life, and it’s not just writers that get blocked. Sometimes it’s referred to as creative block to include all our artist friends whose canvases, staffs and lumps of clay remain untouched.You could even consider it akin to the Yips in sports. Don’t panic! Learn to work with and around your writer’s block because it’s bound to rear its head again.

A variety of prompts covering five styles and tones from Cozy & Warm, through Cool & Suspenseful, up to Horrific Halloween. Of course, I encourage you to break the rules and write a terrifying tale using a cozy prompt or turn a horrifying one into something wholesome.

No first draft is perfect. The next step is the first of many editing rounds. With your first draft it will be important to avoid getting too into the nitty-gritty of grammar, or even style, because you should be considering big changes. There’s no point in wrangling your commas if you might not even keep that sentence, scene or chapter! So… where do you begin?

I’m not against daily word count goals, or word count goals in general, but I have a few suggestions for those that feel overwhelmed or discouraged by writing daily and fear the guilt of missing a day... I’m working on ways to set writing goals that don’t make me feel so horrible. And I want to share them with you!