Six reasons why you need a writing buddy – now!
I can’t thank my bestest (not-only-writing) writing buddies enough. Without them, my writing and my confidence wouldn’t be where it is now. AND we’d have missed out on so much…
The power of emotions: what makes a “good” story?
Feelings trump logic — storytelling as taught by dreams Sometimes we wake up after a good sleep and feel “impacted”. We regain full consciousness and our brain reminds us where…
Writing with Scrivener made easy for you
…a hands-on explanation of how to start lightly! Yes, I can only recommend this magical tool. In my opinion, every writer should at least give it a go and try….
Doing your first reading – the deflowering of an author
…and why it gives you a boost on several levels! The best day of 2015 was, for my writing self, the 27th of December, 5 pm. The day it all…
Preparing National Novel Writing Month
… Outlines, anyone? I’m definitely using the motivational drive of National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, again to get the first 50,000 words of my next WIP down. I can…
Story first — kill your darlings!?
The thin line between accuracy and boredom To be honest with you, I never understood the often-cited dictum of “kill your darlings” in writing. Every writer has them, just like…
Editing: on grooming the stray novel-dog
How to turn a dishevelled novel-mongrel into something readers wanna hug — with Scrivener I can smell the finish line. I’m close, almost done. In fact, today I sat paralysed…
From pantser to plotter?
Or: how to tame the novel-beast I gave away that — besides editing the Eifel novel and writing/editing Viking short stories — I am in the planning stages of my…
Hey, writer, that’s not realistic …
Or: Artistic freedom in historical fiction Following my post about which internal obstacles sometimes restrain me (or why I shy away where I shouldn’t) I also encounter instances where I’m…
Hush, writer, you can’t write that …
Or: Why do I hold back? A painful observation. E.M. Cioran said: “Write books only if you say in them things you would not dare confide to anyone.” Or in…
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