She made me feel like an idiot. It wasn’t her fault, this blogger. But when she mentioned in a post that she’d written only a “measly 2.8k words today” I felt about two feet tall. Mostly because 2.8k words would be a solid writing day for me. And most of the time I don’t write […]
Writing Prompt #123
Writing Prompt #123 He stepped out of the blast zone with it still in his hands. 3 Quick Steps to Your Next Story Consider the prompt for five minutes. Who is the protagonist? Why was there an explosion? What’s in his hands? Write with abandon for fifteen minutes. With this prompt, you get complete license […]
Supercharge Your Story’s Setting with These 3 Design Tools
How can you write a realistic story set in a place you’ve never been (or that doesn’t even exist)? You design it! Here are three online floorplan creators to help you map out your story’s setting and bring it to life. But, first, why they can be invaluable to you as a writer. 10 Ways a […]
Writer Career Profile: Newspaper Columnist
Not all writers are introverts. Take Herb Benham for example. Herb is a columnist for the Bakersfield Californian newspaper where he writes 3x/week. His personal stories reach 70k+ readers and have earned him a bit of local celebrity. It’s a role he’s comfortable in if his speech at the Bakersfield Writers Conference where I met him is […]
3 Tips for Future Journalists from a Pulitzer Journalist
This is part five of the anticipated five-part Sonia Nazario Series for Writers. Read the rest of the series for writing insights from this Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and author. #1 Become an Investigative Journalist at an International Publication Using This Inside Track You Didn’t Know You Had Writing is very hard. It’s a very lonely, […]