by Anna | Oct 27, 2023 | Inspiration, Writing Process
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....
by Anna | Sep 29, 2023 | Reading Rec, Writing Process
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...
by Anna | Aug 4, 2023 | Inspiration, Writing Process
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...
by Anna | Jun 16, 2023 | WIP, Writing Process
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...
by Anna | May 19, 2023 | WIP, Writing Process
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...
by Anna | Apr 21, 2023 | WIP, Writing Process
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...
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