Stuck at the beginning? Try a first-sentence generator

Posted on 09/10/2019 at 10:22 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Beginning your story can be one of the toughest parts of writing. Of course there’s an app — or, more...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Writer's block / writing prompts

Professor: We need new voices for the Great American Road Trip

Posted on 09/02/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you’re traveling home after the holiday and bored out of your skull, we have an idea for you: write...

Tagged As: Just for fun, Literary tourism, Writer's block / writing prompts

Seven writing prompts for the long weekend

Posted on 08/30/2019 at 01:14 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Authors who are balancing writing with a day job are probably thrilled to see the long weekend ahead of them....

Categories: Behind the scenes

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

All things new again: Use the classics as inspiration

Posted on 07/25/2019 at 10:11 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A college professor told us once that truly original design doesn’t exist — everything borrows an element or inspiration from...

Categories: Behind the scenes

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

Write your own story to improve your life and boost creativity

Posted on 07/14/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A writer’s own life can certainly serve as inspiration, whether it results in a memoir or the tiniest plot point...

Categories: Behind the scenes

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

One novelist's favorite writing-prompt sources

Posted on 07/06/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writers who love making use of prompts or idea generators will want to bookmark this link. Novelist Amanda Linehan shares...

Categories: Behind the scenes

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

How a self-assessment tool can guide you through writer's block

Posted on 06/18/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A frequent criticism of Western medicine is that it focuses on the symptom of an issue, not the root cause....

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

Two new approaches to writer’s block

Posted on 05/20/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Would any of us not want to end writer’s block for good? Two recent posts on author-resource websites offer potential...

Categories: Behind the scenes

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

Monday motivation: Free your mind

Posted on 04/22/2019 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Whether you’re just feeling cobwebby or downright cranky, we have a set of tools to help you hit reset today...

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

Examine your plot from a different point of view

Posted on 04/10/2019 at 03:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Remember the moment at which you realized that working a maze puzzle backwards was the easiest way to solve it?...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Plot / narrative, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writer's Digest, Writing advice