Today’s post, Strangers on a Train, is based on a writing prompt I shared in the Daily Drafts & Dialogues Writers group. Hopefully, it helps spur your creativity today too.
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Tag: Daily Drafts and Dialogues
What does success look like to you as a writer?
When do you think you’ve achieved success as a writer? When you’ve made a certain amount of money from your writing? When you’ve attained a certain number of dedicated readers? …
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Strumming a Guitar
Today’s post, Strumming a Guitar, is based on a writing prompt I shared in the Daily Drafts & Dialogues Writers group. Hopefully, it helps spur your creativity today too.
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One Simple Way to Avoid Writer’s Block
Avoiding writer’s block is easy once you understand and do one simple thing. And doing this one simple thing may even change your life for the better long-term, too. Don’t worry, this isn’t about some ridiculous hack. But it will be worth it.
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During the rainstorm…
Today’s post, During the rainstorm…, is based on a writing prompt I shared in the Daily Drafts & Dialogues Writers group. Hopefully, it helps spur your creativity today too.
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Do main characters need to be likable?
Can a piece of writing still be good if one or more of its main characters are terrible and completely unlikable? Do main characters need to be likable? If so, why?
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The Volunteer
Today’s post, The Volunteer, is based on a writing prompt I shared last week in the Daily Drafts & Dialogues Writers group. Hopefully, it helps spur your creativity today too.
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Why You (Yes, You) Should Read Romance Novels
Romance novels and rom-com novels get a bum rap and are often considered as “trash,” or as “guilty pleasures”– the books one should be ashamed to read. Typically romance novels are shoved in the back of a closet or are quickly discarded after they’re read, not displayed on bookshelves for guests to see in a home library, in other words. And this, quite frankly, annoys me. Because romance novels can and do offer so much to readers and writers alike.
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Book Review: Just My Type
I read a bit of anything and everything, so my mind stays nimble, while my thinking and writing stay grounded (at least partially) in the real world. I don’t typically read or review that many romance novels each year but might start reading and reviewing at least a few more in the future. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s post to see why, and my thinking behind this; it just might encourage you to see the romance genre in a different light too.
On to today’s book review: Just My Type by Falon Ballard is a romance novel that will make you laugh as you consider your own relationship patterns and vices. It’s an endearing novel that offers a safe and non-judgmental space for introspection.
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The Lost Manuscript
Today’s post, The Lost Manuscript, is based on a writing prompt I shared last week in the Daily Drafts & Dialogues Writers group. Hopefully, it helps spur your creativity today too.
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