For today’s post, I decided to join in the Writer’s 20 Questions Tag that has (apparently) been going around for over a decade now. I’ve
By Julia Witmer So. You want to write a middle-grade novel. You’re filled with inspiration, ready to sit down at the computer and type it
Do your characters feel like they’re floating through the story, with no control over their world? Do you struggle with writing choices that matter? Here’s how to give your characters agency in their own story.
I’ve been writing as a hobby since I was in preschool. My school had an author’s fair every year, and I always wrote and illustrated
If you’re anything like me, you’ve struggled with characters that all sound the same. Your villain sounds the same as your main character, who sounds
Recently, I got back from traveling, and it’s been a tough adjustment to go back to my normal life. All of my half-finished projects are
Crazy to think that we’re almost through with 2023. It feels like 2019 was yesterday, but here we are, full steam ahead into 2024. Since
Have you ever tried a word crawl before? I first heard about word crawls last year when I was participating in NaNoWriMo, and they have
Back in April, I wrote this post for the One Year Adventure Novel blog. I have permission to repost it on my site after six
Hello! I am actually writing this post in August, because in September, I will be departing on a grand adventure, and I won’t have time