• Motivation Monday: What We Learned Just By Getting Out of the Car

    My sister and her husband are the adventurous kind. No feat is too big, no task is too great, no car is too small. This time was no different. They packed up and began a spontaneous cross-country road trip from Florida to California. Their two daughters, who were preteens at the time, were not too excited about this adventure. After days of endless roads, they pulled up to the Grand Canyon. My sister stood in silence with her husband, in awe of its majestic beauty. Closing her eyes, she breathed the fresh air in, completely enraptured in the moment. The colors, the great expanse, the grandness…

  • 3 Writing Prompts for Fiction Writers

    Let’s face it; sometimes we just don’t know the first word to type. That’s fine if you’re a mathematician, but as a writer, words are as necessary as air to breathe. Instead of fuming at your desk, staring at a cursor that’s mocking you with every blink, try your hand at one of these fiction writing prompts to get your creative juices flowing. Feel free to tell us how your story ended in the comments below!   1.) Write a scene using only dialogue, and start with the line, “He was just here two minutes ago!”   2.) Paint the picture…

  • 5 Twitter Hashtags Every Writer Is Using Right Now

    If you haven’t hopped on Twitter yet, you are seriously missing out on some wonderful connections in the online writing community. The key to successfully benefitting from Twitter is engagement, and hashtags make finding your tribe even easier—if you know where to look! Here are five trending hashtags to help you get inspired, find writing tips, and connect with readers and other authors. 1.) #WritingTip or #Writetip This is pretty self-explanatory, but there are some real gems under this tag. Writers are using this to share everything from inspirational quotes to practical advice about evolving and refining their craft. 2.)…

  • Author Inspiration: Writing Prompts for Autobiographies and Memoirs

    Jump-starting the writing process can be difficult sometimes, which is why writing prompts are so popular. They give spark to the imagination, and provide the starting point to a story road map that only you, the author, can finish drawing out. But did you know that writing exercises can help by providing a jumping off point? Whether you simply use them to get your creative juices going, or the prompt triggers a memory which would serve as a perfect beginning, a little help with your writing topics might be just what the doctor ordered! Check out the prompts below, and then…