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How To Write About Somewhere You've Never Been
Reading a book is said to be like holding an entire world in your ha nds—and crafting these worlds is one of the most important skills for any writer to hone. Some writers draw inspiration from a familiar place when building their settings, like their hometown or where they currently live or a favorite vacation spot, weaving in sentimental and sensory details into an homage that invites readers to explore and get lost in it. But what if you want to set your story in a place y
Jul 6, 20258 min read
Midyear Check-In | June 2025
One thing I appreciate about my blog is how it's become a time capsule for my writing. My first posts were uploaded a few months after college graduation, so they read like mini essay assignments because that had been the bulk of writing instruction I'd received over the years. Stiff and stodgy, as I like to say, and quite honestly what I understood to be "good writing." AKA, writing without a shred of personality. Not to mention they're cringe . While they're still live beca
Jun 29, 20259 min read
Who Is Your Ideal Reader?
Write for yourself first. We've all heard that one. Writing the stories you want to write without worrying over how future readers will receive them has its merits. If you're not into what you're writing, readers will be able to tell, making it harder for them to get into it. Not to mention that it's harder to write the things that don't pique your interest. That being said, it's likely that you're not only writing for yourself. Whether you're planning out your next plot tw
Jun 22, 20254 min read
What Is Creative Nonfiction?
Every writer puts a little piece of themselves in the stories they tell, and no truer is this than in creative nonfiction. If you were told all throughout school that nonfiction recounts true events, the idea of creative nonfiction might have you scratching your head. The notion of taking creative liberties with nonfiction might fall between a paradox and a writing no-no. Creative nonfiction is rooted i n truth—and you may have read and enjoyed it without realizing it. Whethe
Jun 15, 20254 min read
Inside My Dream Writing Shed (As Built In The Sims 4)
Writing is something you can do just about anywhere. You don't need a specific or fancy setup to tell your stories, as proven by the hundreds of writers who write on the living room sofa, at the kitchen table, in bed, or even on the go . This remarkable adaptability doesn't stop us from envisioning our dream writing space, which might be the way we'd renovate a room in our house to a far-off destination we'd love to visit for a writing retreat. While I do have a Pinterest boa
Jun 11, 20256 min read
Critique Partners FAQ | Who They Are, Where To Find Them, Why Writers Need Them, And More
Writing is often viewed as a solitary activity, something we do alone while we're hunched over our computers in the dead of night brooding as we wait for the muses to at last grace us with a dash of inspiration. But it takes a village to publish a novel. A story will go through so many hands before reaching bookshelves and, in my experience at least, some of the least talked about yet super-important are those of critique partners. Feedback from a critique partner, or CP, can
Jun 8, 20258 min read
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