As someone who has struggled with depression most of my life I was immediately intrigued when I came across an article in Writer's Digest by recently published novelist Jamie Raintree on the relationship between self-care and creativity. In the past year consciously practicing self-care has become an important part of my life and has certainly … Continue reading Writing & Self-Care

Just a little over a week left until NaNoWriMo kicks off. I'm all in this year for this first time ever, but if you're still on the fence L.M. Durand has an awesome post on whether or not taking part in NaNo is right for you. The post outlines some pretty compelling reasons why one … Continue reading More Thoughts on NaNoWriMo

I've been a bit remiss in posting the last few days, but unfortunately my day job got in the way. To make it up I plan on doing one post a day for the rest of the week. I think that setting writing goals like the one above is an important part of getting a … Continue reading Neil Gaiman’s Writing Rules

Signature Reads posted a great list of 27 books to help develop as a writer. It's definitely worth checking out if you're looking for a new book for your writing library or want to give a thoughtful gift to another writer in your life. I've written before about why I find "how-to" writing guides helpful, but … Continue reading Books on Writing for Everyone

October days seem to be flying by and that means that National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is right around the corner. I've known about NaNoWriMo for a while, but this is the first year that I'll be diving in full throttle. For those that don't know NaNoWriMo is a writing challenge that takes place every … Continue reading Tackling NaNoWriMo