Ideas

Writing Well Wednesday – Brainstorming

Brainstorming: Are you looking for a place to start?

Writing Well Wednesday – The Idea File

You know the feeling. You’re cruising through your work-in-progress, happily engaged in whatever’s happening on the page. The characters are alive and active. The plot is engaging and exciting. Things couldn’t be going better. Then it happens. A random thought leads to a ‘what if’ question. Just that fast, your …

Writing Well Wednesday – Go Green…or Red or Blue or Purple or….

Tired of that white bread, milk toast document you spend so much time on? Feel like your work-in-progress is stuck in traffic? Looking for a way to break out? Have you considered a more colorful approach to writing? Many word processing programs allow you to change the look of the …

10 Stories I Want to Write

A few of the stories I’d like to write before my time on earth is done.

A Fun and Enlightening Exercise

Have you ever been at a loss to know what your characters do for a living? How about their hobby? A couple of weeks ago, I read Whither Goest the Christian Cozy? by guest blogger Ron Benrey on the Novel Rocket blog and it got me started on a project …

Frequently Asked Questions – Ideas

How do I like an idea long enough to develop it when they all fade after a good night’s sleep? The short answer is that if an idea fades after a good night’s sleep, it’s probably better left alone. At least for the present. It may be a perfectly suitable …

Let’s Take a Break

Carrie follows up a discussion on productive writing tips with thoughts on taking breaks from writing.

5 More Tips for Productive Writing

A couple weeks ago, I shared 5 Tips for Productive Writing. If you haven’t seen that post, take a moment now to read it. This week, I’ll share a few more productivity tips that have helped me and others to be more productive writers. Tips for Improving Productivity Keep Your …

5 Tips for Productive Writing

Writers are always looking for ways to improve their writing time. Are you? If you are, Carrie L. Lewis shares five ideas that have helped her write more.

Idea Hunting

The first thing I want to tackle is reflected by a question most writers hear at some time and some hear quite frequently. Where do your ideas come from? The answer is as varied as writers are. Personally, I could list such things as deep meditations, in depth and regular …