creative writing
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It’s okay to write slow
We can be really hard on ourselves, and writing — honestly — can be so frustrating because it’s the exact opposite of everything that capitalism and hustler culture stand for. Writing takes time. We shouldn’t speak in absolutes and it’s… Continue reading
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Why Keeping a Journal is Vital to your Creative Practice
I’ve written in the past about the value of keeping a creative journal: a place where you can reflect upon your current project while you are creating it, but this post is different. This post is about journaling in general… Continue reading
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How to Include More Diversity in Your Fiction
The publishing industry is constantly improving in response to reader’s feedback and the natural progression of society and culture in general. For this reason, it is essential that writers challenge themselves to include more diversity in their fiction. Think about… Continue reading
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How Do You Know When A Project Is Finished?
One could argue that creative projects are never really done. Like any skill, our creative processes and practices improve over time. You are a better writer today than you were yesterday, and you’re definitely a better writer now than you… Continue reading
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The One Writing Hack That Can Change Everything
We’ve all heard the writing advice to read as much and as widely as possible. The reason for this advice is fairly simple. If you are a fantasy writer and you only read fantasy novels, you run the risk of… Continue reading
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Is Social Media Killing Us?
When people talk about social media, you’d be forgiven for thinking that they were describing a dysfunctional romantic relationship. We’ve all read countless articles and watched news segments about how harmful social media can be. For some, these online platforms… Continue reading
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Lovecraft: The Never and Forever King Part 1
Lovecraft was a self-professed atheist and that many scholars describe his work as xenophobic and misogynist (via the exclusion of women in his fiction). And yet, concepts of Lovecraft’s work can be found everywhere from music (Metallica’s Call of Cthulhu)… Continue reading
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Creating a Writing Tribe
If you’re a writer, it’s likely that you spend a lot of time by yourself. While you can talk about your writing process, current WIP or latest bout of writers’ block with your friends and family, it is a vastly… Continue reading
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The Permission to Write
You get to write whatever stories you want to write. I do my best to read widely. That includes everything from Wyoming cowboy and Indian mysteries to urban vampire romps to family dramas set in Melbourne to novels about eighteenth-century… Continue reading
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Being an Active Member in Your Writing Community
Also Known as Good Writing Karma Let’s be honest, as creatives, we can sometimes become a little self-involved with our creative process, our routines and art-making. This seclusion and intense inward focus is often a necessary part of the practice,… Continue reading
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