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How to Learn to Wait as a Writer
As writers, we have to wait for almost everything. From waiting from feedback from publishers, editors, readers, potential clients or agents, there is no way we can escape having to wait. Waiting can be grueling and unbearable, but we can make it easier for ourselves....
10 Reasons for Writing Flash Fiction - Part 2
Benefit #4 - Helps in Learning How to Write in Different Genres As a first time author who is undecided on what genre they should explore, writing flash fiction can help you get a feel of different genres and then decide which one is the most...
10 Reasons for Writing Flash Fiction - Part 1
Many published authors sharpen their craft through writing flash fiction which is not surprising considering the benefits of writing in this style. Writing flash fiction comes with many benefits to a writer that eventually result in the ability to write and write well. These benefits...
Words to Use to Spice Up a Story
Many of us hit a writer's block where we can't find ideas to further our plot, how to end a conflict, or maybe even to just start our great novels. But what about the other kind of block? The block where you can't find words...
Literary Translation: Writing with a Difference
Literary translators, like writers, come from many different backgrounds. Many literary translators are writers themselves. For them, translation is a natural extension of their work. Others may be academics or professional translators who do it to earn a living. But whoever they are, they all...
How To Complete Your Book
You have spent months, even years struggling to create the perfect characters, with detailed backstories, plots, subplots and the right amount of conflict but somehow the ending is no closer in sight. What is the solution? We all know that frustrating feeling of not knowing how to finally complete a...
Ghostwriting: Write For Those Who Can't
You're an experienced writer and an adaptable person. You're easy to talk to because you know how to listen. You would love nothing more than to make your living writing, but you can't leave your job as you only find short writing gigs which don't...
How to Encourage your Child to Write
If you have identified that your child could become a great writer, what are the ways you can encourage them to develop their gift? This does not mean that you cannot start writing when you are older. Still, the sooner someone can start developing their...
Finishing What You Started - Part 2
Seek help Sometimes you cannot do it alone and you may need help. Even though asking for help may require some amount of humility, sometimes it is the only way to move forward. In the end, you need to remember to put yourself first and take...
Finishing What You Started - Part 1
It is okay to feel stuck sometimes, in certain instances, it is even beneficial. However, when we constantly take up projects and leave them incomplete then move on to something else, this can hinder our success. Part of being successful involves the ability to finish...