Have you ever read a really good book? I mean one of those great books that made you want to become a writer? The ones full of descriptive worlds, achingly real characters, and beautiful prose? You read certain pieces of writing, and just about die on the spot because the writing is so good. Then you come back to your own draft and you want to burn your entire novel world to the ground. You get into this terrible mindset where that book you read was so good, and you’ll never hope to write or publish anything that good ever in your lifetime so why even try?
Starting is the Hardest Part (I Promise)
Hello Lovelies. As I write this blog post I am thinking today about how hard it is to face a Blank Page. Whether I'm writing a new blog post, a new chapter, a new scene, or even starting the year with a blank planner, somehow, that blank page is so difficult to look at. Starting …
2020 Q4 Goals Recap
Hi lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. We're ending out another quarter, so it's time for another goals recap post. It isn't quite the end of the quarter yet, so some of these goals may still be completed in the few days before we end out the year. If you remember from last time, …
Keeping the Momentum of NaNoWriMo
Hello Lovelies! The month of November is coming to a close, and whether you've won NaNoWriMo, are nowhere near winning, or didn't participate at all, I want you to know I am cheering for you and I hope you finish strong!
3 Ways Playing Your D&D Campaign Can Help Your Writing
Write Your World I think the most compelling way a tabletop player can use their game to inform their writing is to literally write about the adventures in your world. Recap each session while it's fresh in your mind. I tend to include any Natural 20's or 1's in my recap, as well as fun …
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5 Ways DM’s and GM’s Can Use Writing for a D&D Campaign
Are you a writer who also GM/DM's a tabletop campaign like Dungeons & Dragons? Have you ever thought about how your writing and your campaign go hand in hand? Hi, I'm Zoe, and I'm a writer and a Dungeon Master for a traditional 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons game, as well as a Star Wars …
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2019 Q1 Goals
Hello and welcome to the new year, lovelies! I am so excited to start 2019 because I have so many projects going on, and I just can't wait to start tackling them so I can bring them all out to you.
#EditingConfessions
In this post, I just wanted to go over some of the things that I have come across during the editing process that I have struggled with or just seemed silly or made me laugh. Maybe you can relate.