Writers, as a group, struggle with boundaries. We’re trained to eavesdrop and pick private elements of our own lives for drama in fiction. Our inner lives…
Inkitt tends to attract folks who are independent-minded and driven, and the company hires the brightest of the bright. Whether they’re part of a creative team,…
Writing challenges. They’re dreams boiled down to self-imposed deadlines, Discord servers, and a very special kind of high fantasy. But do they work? Well, yes and…
Ah, springtime. In addition to being born on the first day of spring twenty-something years ago, I’ve always loved this particular weather shift. There’s something undeniably…
Your heart races. You stare into the void. A thousand ideas meld into a story, but your fingers won’t move. Goals don’t work. Walks don’t work.…
This wasn’t a great summer for anyone. Even the mosquitos are flying around hungry because BBQ season has been scaled in, scaled back, and scaled over…
Illness is the enemy of productivity. Chronic conditions make setting and achieving goals feel nearly impossible on bad days. On good days, overdue wordcounts and dropped…
Writers know about ideal writing habits. They involve actually writing, reading broadly, journaling, and actually writing a bit more. What lifestyle elements tangentially support good writing,…
We’re two months into this strange new world. How are you balancing this whole shelter-in-place thing? Are you thriving or barely surviving? What have you learned…
The world is very lonely right now, but it’s also revealing some colorful, creative surprises. Even the introverts are going stir crazy, and everyone handles the…