Writing Tips

How to start writing for the very first time

I realized recently that most of the advice on this blog is geared towards people who’ve been writing for a while. I didn’t start to seek out advice like this until I had been immersed in this hobby for many years, so in my mind that tracks. But today I want to do something a… Continue reading How to start writing for the very first time

Writing Tips

Goal setting for people who hate goals

Happy new year! And happy New Year’s resolution season to those who celebrate. I, for one, do not. But this time of year, many in the writing world are taking this opportunity to set goals related to their craft, whether it’s to get published this year, read 50 books, get through the revision process, or… Continue reading Goal setting for people who hate goals

Writing Tips

5 features in Scrivener that will make your writerly life easier

Scrivener is a piece of fabulous writing software, which I have been using since 2011. It’s technically a word processor, but that phrasing doesn’t really cover the breadth of what Scrivener actually does. It’s a one-stop shop for organizing all the research, notes, documentation, images, and little scraps of information that go along with writing… Continue reading 5 features in Scrivener that will make your writerly life easier