Best of 2024: The essential capacity that we bring to writing
As 2024 draws to a close, we’re sharing four of our most popular Monday Writing Motivation mailers from the year. This winter piece on the art of people watching showcases […]
Best of 2024: The Art of People Watching
As 2024 draws to a close, we’re sharing four of our most popular Monday Writing Motivation mailers from the year. This winter piece on the art of people watching showcases […]
Mining Your Inner World to Create Characters
Creating compelling characters can feel like an impossible task, especially when writing characters whose experiences and personalities seem far removed from our own. In both this blog and my [...]
Venice creative writing webinar replay
We had a fun creative writing webinar which we ran from our Venice Writing Retreat. Jo-Anne, Richard and Fred answered questions on aspects of writing, publishing, and the creative process. [...]
How lucky we are to be writers
I’ve been having that feeling again. The sense that you exist on another plane from other people. That there’s no one on earth who can truly understand where you are […]
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Author Q and A – Jennifer Withers – Gloam
Our Author Q and A series celebrates All About Writing community members. We hope this blog will inspire you to write, help motivate you to get to the finish line, […]
The Art of Restraint in Writing
Do you find yourself over-explaining emotions or situations in your writing? In both this blog and my next subscriber-only Monday Writing Motivation mailer, I look into the power of restraint [...]
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Author Q and A: Jennifer Withers – Gloam
Our Author Q and A series celebrates All About Writing community members. We hope this blog will help motivate you to get to the finish line, offer support to the […]
How to tackle new writing challenges
Stepping out of your comfort zone as a writer can be daunting, especially when faced with a new genre or format that seems beyond your current skills. In both this […]
How to write more elegantly and economically
As writers, we often grapple with the balance between rich, detailed descriptions and concise, impactful prose. This week, both in this blog and my subscriber only Monday Writing Motivation [...]
The Art of Literary Models: Crafting Truth in Fiction
Ever wondered why some stories feel profoundly true, even when they’re pure fiction? Welcome to the art of literary models – where we craft universes not to predict, but to […]
Four essential lessons for creative writers
In our free subscriber-only Monday Writing Motivation, I ask if there’s a mental state particularly supportive of the creative process. This got me thinking about the essential lessons [...]
