• For this month's writing challenge, we'll be using spring colors to evoke thoughts or stories to practice creative writing. We've listed some of our favo...

    Writing With Spring Colors!

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    Spring is here and it brings with it the trend of beautiful bright and pastel colors. For this month’s writing challenge, we’ll be using spring colors to evoke thoughts or stories we can use to practice creative writing. We’ve listed some of our favorite spring colors below, but feel free to keep this exercise going with more colors! Pastel Yellow Think about this color for a moment. What does yellow remind you of? If it’s the sun, write about a sunny day. If it’s a drink, write about the last time you had it. Just make sure the topic you…

  • It's time for some writing prompts! Craft a story that highlights a powerful female lead character. You can make this a nonfiction story and write about...

    Writing Prompts for Female Protagonist

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    In March, we highlighted some amazing books that featured strong females throughout history as a way to celebrate Women’s History Month. From queens to women at the forefront of science and discovery, these women made remarkable history and also paved the way for more women to come behind them and be empowered and successful in their reach for more. But it seems we may have forgotten to include some writing prompts! So now, we turn the pen (or keyboard) over to you! Craft a story that highlights a powerful female lead character. You can make this a nonfiction story and…

  • There are two different camps writers fall into when it comes to how much writing goes into the first draft. There are those who choose a skeleton draft...

    The First Draft: Skeleton Draft or Bulging Draft

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    Just like there are two different types of plotting styles—plotting and pantsing—there are also two different camps writers fall into when it comes to how much writing goes into the first draft. There are writers who choose a skeleton draft, meaning they put the bones of their stories down during the first draft and then use subsequent drafts and rounds of revisions to continue to grow and fill out their manuscript until it’s complete. Other writers aim to put anything and everything down on paper during the first round, which is typically a bulging draft and way over word count.…

  • Go forward into the rest of the year with a clean, and distraction-free writing space. Here are 5 simple ways to spring clean your writing space this year:

    Spring Clean Your Writing Space

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    It’s time to spring clean, which means it’s also time to tackle your writing space. Leave no stone unturned in your home office or writing zone, so you can go forward into the rest of the year with a clean, clutter-free, distraction-free writing space. Here are 5 simple ways to spring clean your writing space this year: 1. Clean out old paperwork and notebooks you aren’t using. Take the time to go through all the old paperwork that may have piled up in your office and go through any old notebooks you’ve kept. Make three piles: shred, keep, and trash.…