I struggled with writing the first line to this post. Should I start with the quote? Something about imperfection and bad drafts? I wrote an outline for this post, but the introduction evaded me. Then I thought: the honesty of it was the best way to start. The blank page taunts so many of us, …
It’s been a while, but I’m back at it and February 2025 has come! That means more goals for the year. I’ve got such a large to-do list this year, as I’m planning on finishing a few projects. I also want to do a blog post a week like I was doing before the holidays. …
Valentine’s Day is almost upon us, and that means Valentine’s writing prompts from The Writing Cartel! The Writing Cartel is the Discord writing server I run. We’re a largish server, but very welcoming and dedicated to helping other writers finish their original fiction projects. Heads up if you try to join: there is a form …
November came and went in the blink of an eye, it seems. It’s already December, which means it’s time to review my goal progress for Quarter 4 of 2024. I’m braced, because I know I did not do well in November. Here are my goals for November: Goals Reading Words Projects I had a lot …
Villains are an important part of storytelling. The villain is the evil counterpart to the hero in a story—often the antagonist, but not always. Not every story has a villain, but those that do must choose where on The Villain Spectrum they lie. Their motives and actions define whether they’re Evil for Evil’s Sake or …
A few blog posts ago, I shared an overview of my literary universe, The Keter Archives. This week, I’ll introduce you to my favorite piece of worldbuilding I’ve done for the universe: my demons. They are the most in-depth part of my universe, and I’m excited to share them. A History of Demons At the …
Quarter 4 of 2024 started in October. I posted my goals for the quarter three weeks ago. This post will be a continuation of that post—specifically, I’ll be going through my accomplishments (and misses) from the first month of the quarter. I made a list of things I wanted to get done in the fourth …
A friend of mine recently wrote a blog post about his project’s inspiration, magic, and themes. (Shout out to Edward Patrick and The Rage of a Boy, the first book in his Grey and White series.) I thought it was such a great idea, that I’m going to do a similar thing. This is the …
October was the start of the last quarter of the year. There are only three months left in 2024—the final stretch. I have a million projects, so often I switch which ones I’m working on. I’m hoping not to do that here, though. I also have been mourning the loss of NaNoWriMo for next month. …
I maintain that there are only two things you have to do to be a writer: The writing part is indisputable. In order to call yourself a writer, you have to actually write. But the reading part is a bit more contentious. There are people who don’t read, but still want to write. They say …