If you've heard our podcast, you probably know my stance on AI. Mostly generative AI, but also all this AI forced on us in settings and searches etc. For anyone who, like me, would prefer to remove the options of AI generating keypoints or showing AI imagery etc, then hopefully you'll find this useful.
In today's episode of The Merry Writer Podcast, Rachel and I ask and answer: “Should You Write A Serial?”
You may have noticed that I've been a little quiet on this blog. Both in writing new content (the podcast episodes don't count!)* and with checking in on all the blogs I follow. *they don't count because if it wasn't for the accountability of Rachel, I would probably not have kept them going on this blog either!
We are doing another mini challenge where Rachel and I attempted to write daily for 30 days. So, how did we do? Find out in today's episode as we ask and answer: “Is Writing Daily A Good Habit?”
In my last non-podcast post, I mentioned my Goal Tasks and how I use a Kanban board to track my goals. So, today I am sharing more of that here!
My look-back over 2024, reminded me that while I did accomplish many things, my writing still suffered. So, while I have lots of plans for doing a lot in 2025, I NEED to make it my priority this year.
Sorry for the late post, I was behind schedule with my blogging hence why this is going out today (Saturday) and not it's regular day (Friday).
Can you write with music on? Not every writer can. I used to love having music on when I wrote, I even found playing a certain CD would get me in the headspace to write. But eventually, that changed. Now I listen to classical music sometimes, other times even that is too much.
I received a request for this article, asking how to write enemies to lovers. This trope is one of the most popular, we love a good conflict that gets resolved. We love seeing two characters who can't stand each other, grow and develop feelings.
On the blog, today, I thought I would share a blog post from Mae Clair over at Story Empire who wrote a great piece on writing query letters.
A great article for anyone who is considering querying their work.
Today I’m sharing another awesome post from author K.M. Allan who wrote an excellent post about things to check when editing when it seems as if something’s missing. Check it out!
Well, you did it. You took that spark of an idea, fleshed it out into an entire book, edited the last page for the last time, and finished one final read-through.
The book is done. At least it should be. As proud as you were, there was a little voice in your head as you scanned those sentences and absorbed the full story. A little voice that nagged it wasn’t ready yet.
While a book may never be finished for the author, sometimes it’s more than just being a perfectionist.
If you hear a little voice during a read-through, listen to it. Most likely, it’s picking up on the things a reader will, like that cliffhanger line falling flat or that scene feeling rushed.
You’re missing “something” but you’re not sure what. To help, here’s a list of things to check and then fill in to polish your book to…
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