THE ONE ABOUT WRITING MUSIC

THE ONE ABOUT WRITING MUSIC

  Like many writers, I listen to music. I can’t write without music. I use Pinterest, read novels, and watch movies as sources of inspiration, but ultimately, music makes me FEEL things. Perhaps this is because I’ve been playing music since I was 7 years old....
THE ONE ABOUT FIVE BOOKS

THE ONE ABOUT FIVE BOOKS

  The other day, I came across this wonderful post on Lindsay Elizabeth’s blog, called “Five Books That Made Me a Better Writer”–which got me thinking about the books that made ME a better writer. Inspired by Lindsay’s post, I listed my five favorite books on...
THE ONE ABOUT QUERY CAMP

THE ONE ABOUT QUERY CAMP

  Oh, query trenches, how I loathe thee! Querying can be sooo hard and discouraging: you send your heart’s work into the void, hoping someone will connect with your story, and then you wait—and wait, and wait some more. To make matters worse, even if you have an...
THE ONE ABOUT OUTLINING 5

THE ONE ABOUT OUTLINING 5

A few weeks ago, I started writing a series of posts about the blueprint I use for outlining my stories: the Save the Cat beat sheet. I also introduced the first parts of the beat sheet. In this post, I’ll dive into the final part, which covers the third act. Beat...
THE ONE ABOUT OUTLINING 4

THE ONE ABOUT OUTLINING 4

A few weeks ago, I started writing a series of posts about the blueprint I use for outlining my stories: the Save the Cat beat sheet. I also introduced the first and second parts of the beat sheet. In this post, I’ll dive into the third part, which...
THE ONE ABOUT OUTLINING 3

THE ONE ABOUT OUTLINING 3

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about the first part of the Save the Cat beat sheet I use for outlining my stories. In this post, I’ll dive into the second part of the beat sheet, which covers the first part of the second act.  Beat #7: B Story This...