Tag: writing life

  • Writing Is a Roller Coaster

    Perhaps one thing that I wasn’t prepared for when I started on my writing journey was the roller coaster of emotions that would come with the writing process. I knew it would be hard work, that it would take a long time, and part of me even knew there was a good chance that I…

  • The Power of Short Stories

    The Power of Short Stories

    Like many aspiring authors, when I think of writing, I usually think about writing a novel and while this is certainly one type of written work, it’s certainly not the only one. One of the most underappreciated forms of writing is the short story.

  • Write What Compels You

    Write What Compels You

    Once upon a time, there was an aspiring author that had a great idea for a novel. They wrote a storyboard, started working on character sketches, and slowly, the story started taking shape. Then one day, they told one of their friends they were in the early stages of writing a book. Their friend was…