American Writer's Horror Story
Some strange things have been going on to prevent me from writing. Who is the culprit?!
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See Your Story Symbolically
As you probably already know, I’m all about symbolism – it’s the lifeblood of my writing. I recently realized just how similar the creation of your novel is to the creation of a brand new piece of jewelry. Check out the video below, complete with real Victorian ring molds in all stages.
Writing Plan for NaNoWriMo!
Now we’re down to the last 9 days of NaNoWriMo! HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?! Anyway, I came up with a helpful 10 day plan that will keep you on track so you can WIN! Check it out, and if you read this when we have 5 days left or 3 etc., just skip to that part […]
Photographic Writing Prompts for Paranoid Characters
Pictures to put you in the mood for writing scenes of paranoia and fear. ~~~ Time erodes our lives like fear erodes our confidence. Please don’t turn, please don’t turn… Lace curtains can’t disguise bad intentions, but they can distract from the voyeur watching you. Is someone […]
Writing Essentials Tag!
If you’re a writer and you have a blog or a YouTube channel, I tag you to do a post or a video and tell your fellow writers what you keep by you when you write. Share the link to your post in the comments here so we can connect and discover some new ideas. Then tag […]
Picture Tour through a Victorian Weekend Getaway House!
I promised in my Characters’ Psychologies video that I’d show you the Victorian house I’m staying in, so here are some great inspirational highlights from it. Hope they inspire you too! Let’s start in the beautiful bedroom I’m sleeping in. Maroon walls, pink bed covers and pillows, and a chest with a story to tell. Ideal […]
Writing Inspiration: Collection of Old Keys
As you may have seen in my Inspirational Objects video, I LOVE old keys. They are immensely inspirational to me. Not only does my NaNoWriMo novel take place in Victorian times, but keys are going to play a large part in the storyline. I promised to show my collection, so here is some of it: […]
Vlogging NaNoWriMo on YouTube
Big announcement! I’m going to be vlogging my experience with NaNoWriMo on YouTube! Every day I’ll have a new video up – that’s 30 days of NaNo videos. Check out yesterday’s on anxiety and procrastination here: http://youtu.be/4mza5VLsJc4. Subscribe, like, comment – this is just another way to share my writing life and interact with other writers/readers! […]
Book Title, Cover, and Synopsis Revealed
THE DAY HAS COME! NaNoWriMo has begun and I’m off to a satisfying start. I was nervous my novel writing skills would be too rusty to do as well as I hoped, but today is proving to me that I’ve still got it – I just have to dust it off. I think this novel […]
T Minus 1 Day to NaNoWriMo 2014!
There’s only one day to go until NaNoWriMo kicks off, and I’m finding myself torn. Half of me is really excited and can’t wait to get started. The creative juices are definitely flowing! The other half actually feels nervous, something I never expected. I keep thinking I should have done more research before this point, […]