Imposter syndrome really, really sucks. I struggle with this in all areas of my life, but especially when it comes to creative projects like writing,

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Recently I was tagged by the lovely Raina Nightingale (entralledbylove.wordpress.com) to complete the Knitting Tag. At first I was confused, because I don’t knit. But

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Have you ever written a story about dragons? Well, you’re in luck, because today, we’re going to talk about five of the most overused cliches

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Hello again! It’s been a while. I’ve started writing a bunch of blog posts this month, but true to my writer’s nature, I can’t seem

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Do you struggle with using themes in your story? Theme always sounded like such a mysterious, stuffy concept to me. It was always, “pick a

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Hello and welcome back to the blog! Sorry it’s been a while, I got sick for a couple weeks and then it was Christmas. I’m

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One of the terms you’ll hear in the writing community is a “face claim.” Face claims are extremely useful, but they can be hard to

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Just popping in to say, I’m here. Sorry to put another email in your inbox, but this is just to make sure the SEO overlords

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Manipulative characters. We’ve all seen them. Maybe it’s emotional, maybe it’s psychological. But one way or another, manipulation is a favorite tool of fictional characters

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How do you stop comparing your writing to other people’s work? When I worked in afterschool care, there was a five year old girl who

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