The internet is replete with resources for writers. With just a few clicks, you'll find an abundance of tips, tricks, and how-tos for getting started with your first draft and seeing it through. But what should you do when you've completed that first draft? In my experience, many will tell you that it's time to jump into edits straight away. But as my process has evolved, I've realized they've skipped over a helpful step towards successful edit s—w hat is, in my mind, the fir

Writing is an act of exploration. As we improve our craft, we're often trying out new ideas and experimenting with various methods to see what works best for us and how they can fit into our process. For many, National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo ) is an opportunity to practice reasonable goal-setting and consistency in their routine while learning to be more efficient with their time—after all, participants have a strict thirty-day timeframe to complete a 50,000-word

In this post, Avril shares some tips for staying productive for a speedy NaNoWriMo.

As any writer can tell you, so much of the fun in writing is bringing ideas to life. Through blood, sweat, tears, and a dash of magic, they create fantastical worlds with only ink and paper that take root in the reader's mind. But not all of these ideas survive. No matter how exciting a concept may be from the onset or how strong its grip on our brain is, there are going to be stories that fall flat or have us getting tangled up in all the loose ends we're trying to tie up an

If there is one thing October is known for, it's the spooky, scary, and spoopy-ness of Halloween. Cinemas and the gaming space of YouTube feature more horror titles than usual. Haunted house attractions open their doors to the most daring souls. Spirit Halloween takes over vacant storefronts while most other retailers are displaying their Christmas wares next to entire aisles devoted to fun-size candy. "Thriller" and "Monster Mash" play on every radio station. Those of us who

I worked at a chocolate shop a few years ago. And, yes, it was as lovely as it sounds. The team was wonderful, the place smelled incredible, and it was just plain fun getting to make the treats and drinks in-store. Covid-19 cut my time there short as the store had to close its doors. To say I miss it would be an understatement. I was hired as a seasonal employee and had been made officially part-time approximately one week before the mall we were located in announced it would