What is voice? Is it really a thing? Does it really matter that much? It’s one of those things that’s never readily apparent in your writing unless it’s nonexistent.
Category: On Writing
Overcoming Fear of Rejection
A look into a writer’s struggle to emerge from the anonymity of a hobbyist.
I’m Not Cut Out To Be A Freelance Writer
I definitely understand the basics of how freelance writing can produce a living outside of traditional work, albeit a very tenuous and perhaps meager one. However, while writing is in the job description and is technically the core tenet of this profession, what you must understand before attempting to undertake this new endeavor is that there are a great number of other skills which must be mastered before achieving any sort of success in this field.
In Defence of Pens and Paper
In which I ramble about the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of using a notebook and pen to draft a story.
One Word A Day | On Writing
I stumbled upon a proposition. It was an idea so stupid, so idiotically presented that it couldn’t possibly work but it also couldn’t possibly not be tested.
How I Failed Nano In Under A Week And Learned To Love Recycling
As you, dear reader, can probably guess after reading the title of this post, NaNoWriMo 2019 did not end well for me. In fact, it hardly began. More accurately, it was pretty much dead on arrival and I should have known as much when I set out to complete such a task.
Bear Xing
My senior year in high school was a time of great awakening for me. More than ever, I was certain that I was destined to become a Great American Author if not The Greatest and sincerely believed it was only a matter of time until my star would rise. Of course, all this certainty also meant…
Push It Along | On Writing
Writing a novel is not a one-shot sprint or even a marathon, it is not a non-stop achievement that must be pulled across the finish line at all costs. It is a journey, one that will have many rests and setbacks along the way as does any proper adventure.