Writing ‘well’ with new writing prompts
We wrote 52 new, wellness-themed writing prompts, one for every week of the year, to help you write well and be well.
writer's block
Reject writer's block. Read it aloud.
If you haven’t written anything yet, what you have at your disposal is your mind. If you've written something but don’t know how to revise or improve it, what you have at your disposal is your voice.
When stuck, write in scenes
When I got stuck, I remembered the advice I have given to dozens of students: if you can't keep moving forward in one scene, if you drop the thread, pick up a different one...
Writing as a journey, not a destination, in 3 steps
What we need to remember is that encountering a roadblock is part of the journey—and this, of course, applies to writing as much as it does to our physical location.
Writers, get going with prompts!
Writers seem to either love or loathe writing prompts. However you feel about prompts, here are some tips for getting the most out of them.
How to re-route your writing practice when you feel lost
Shawna Ayoub knows we all get lost sometimes--and she brings three simple steps for pressing reset on your energy button to recover your sense of direction.
How creating a backstory can propel your character forward
You can better know who your character is by knowing who your character was. If your main character is you, you can come to a better understanding of where you are going if you understand where you have been.