The Art of Journaling: Recording Moments, Preserving History, Creating Artifact
Confession: I have shoeboxes of journals. Some of them have hard covers with poignant quotes and soothing colors. Others are as plain as they come – solid black or brown with no hint of creativity. Regardless of the cover, the insides are all the same: lined pages scrawled with long-buried moments, pulsing questions and wins […]
3 Ways to Gather Material for Your Memoir
Have you ever thought about writing a memoir? If so, you may have faced this daunting question: Where do I even begin? This very thing happened at a recent Write-In I hosted. One writer shared that he was trying to tell the story of his life—for his grandchildren. “I’m at that time in my life,” […]
4 Traits Every Writer Must Have
Do you have what it takes to be a writer? Every writer asks this of themselves at one point or another. The answer depends, of course, on how you define what it means to be a writer in the first place. When you say you’re a writer, what does that mean, exactly? Does it mean […]
6 Benefits of Group Write-Ins
For almost two years now, I’ve been hosting community write-ins twice a month, and the experience has been nothing short of inspiring. Over time, I’ve watched writers of all levels make incredible strides in their projects. The breakthroughs they’ve had—whether it’s pushing through writer’s block, achieving a personal word count goal, or simply finding their […]
Should You Write Every Day?
It’s probably one of the most debated questions in the writing world. Should you write every day? Do some research, and you’ll find the answers bounce from one side of the world wide web to the other – from the hard, “Yes” to the ardent, “No.” To prove my point, here is a sampling of […]
The Power of Planning: Your Roadmap to Writing Success in 2025
Mark Twain once said, “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” It is excellent advice from one of America’s most respected thinkers. Yet, it makes no sense to “get started” if you don’t know where you’re going. As a writer, one of your goals must be to write. That’s the only way your words […]
Words as Powerful Tools: How Legacy Letters Build Lives and Legacies
When was the last time you wrote a letter? It’s a question I posed on my social media feeds last week. In the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives, in a world that increasingly spins on instant gratification, a heartfelt, personal letter from one person to another seems to be almost a thing of […]
5 Ways to Celebrate Small Wins During NaNoWriMo
It’s November, and for hundreds of thousands of writers worldwide, that means National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo is an exciting and enticing challenge that invites writers to put down 50,000 words in just 30 days. The ultimate goal is ambitious – participants should expect to write an average of 1,667 words per day […]
Does AI Have a Place in Creativity?
For millennia, humans have balked at the introduction of new technologies – and new ideas – in all spaces. There was an uproar about the first cars, the radio, any new music, the internet, women running marathons, and all kinds of other things for as long as we’ve been recording any of it. The newest […]
10 Writing Prompts to Recharge Your Creativity
We are well into the second quarter of the year. How have your 2024 writing goals for 2024 been going? You don’t have to answer. But if you’re feeling convicted by that question – or you’re just ready to step up your writing game a notch, then keep reading. Writing is a discipline. But it […]