Hello friends, Recently I started revising my steampunk romantasy novel, and I remembered how "they" say that prologues are bad. The question came to my mind, why are prologues bad? What if they aren't? And I decided to investigate and see what I can find on this topic; especially since I am writing a prologue,… Continue reading Prologues – Bad or Good?
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Once A Writer, Always A Writer
Dear writers and readers, happy holidays! For the Love of Story As the holidays roll in, I'm feeling more hopeful about my writing and slowly inching my way out of long non-writing periods. Sometimes I want to put aside the novel I'm trying to revise, or write short stories instead. Sometimes I hate all the… Continue reading Once A Writer, Always A Writer
Writing Lessons From November
Mind and Heart Even though my NaNoWriMo failed almost before it had begun, I learned a good deal of things, both practical and heart-related, when writing in November. Get Those Pages Down! ...and Read. I learned to keep going, even if you fall short of your goal. Make another, smaller goal, and write for that.… Continue reading Writing Lessons From November
The Artist’s Way, Week 4, Ch. 3: Realizations & Re-filling the Well
This week's Artist's Way was an exciting eye-opener. It felt like getting closer to seeing the top of the mountain as you climb it. For my artist's date, I went to a ceramics studio and painted a bowl, which I am super excited to pick up this week! It was so relaxing to just sit… Continue reading The Artist’s Way, Week 4, Ch. 3: Realizations & Re-filling the Well