How authors can dream up strong settings while stuck at home

Posted on 04/29/2020 at 12:38 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writers have the reputation of being happy homebodies. Whether that’s true of you during normal times, these are not normal...

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Tagged As: Writer's block / writing prompts, Writer's Digest

A veteran writer's tips on emptying your mind and filling a page

Posted on 04/28/2020 at 02:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What strikes the most fear into a writer’s heart? Well, the answer may vary from author to author, but we’d...

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Tagged As: Writer's block / writing prompts, Writer's Digest

What writers can do during the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on 04/09/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We won’t pull any punches — Kristine Kathryn Rusch begins her newest process blog with some stark realities about how...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Motivational, Writer's block / writing prompts

Consider journaling with intention to boost creativity

Posted on 03/17/2020 at 02:11 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A popular piece of advice on how to break your writer’s block is to do something besides write. Right now,...

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Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Writer's block / writing prompts

Why one author wants you to read books you don't like

Posted on 03/03/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The current advice to readers re: bad books is to set them aside because life’s too short. The current advice...

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Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writing advice

Need a creative boost for your next novel? Here are 10 tips

Posted on 02/26/2020 at 03:42 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve read a wide range of advice on how to break writer’s block. Today’s set keeps things quite simple —...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Writer's block / writing prompts

Realistic ways your romantic leads can be stuck together

Posted on 02/14/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If Valentine’s Day has you in the mood … to write romance … then Writer’s Digest is ready to help....

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Tagged As: Romance, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writer's Digest

How to start a story — and what to start writing

Posted on 02/03/2020 at 10:38 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Fittingly for a Monday — the beginning of a traditional workweek — our RSS feed featured two different posts offering...

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Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, First lines and first chapters, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writer's Digest

These 10 ways to beat writer's block are supported by science

Posted on 01/30/2020 at 08:41 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Admit it: You’ve read at least one solution to writer’s block that made you roll your eyes and maybe even...

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Tagged As: Writer's block / writing prompts, Writer's Digest

Use your own experiences to make your characters feel real

Posted on 01/28/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

“Write what you know,” in regards to characterization, does not mean you’re stuck creating endless versions of yourself in your...

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Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Characters, Writer's block / writing prompts