writer problems

How to Give a Reading Without Puking & Dying

How to Give a Reading Without Puking & Dying

Giving a reading can be incredibly daunting, especially if you’re not a fan of public speaking, which most people aren’t. But your work deserves to be heard, and you can give an amazing reading, even if you’ve never done one before.

5 Tips for Giving Better Critique

5 Tips for Giving Better Critique

Receiving insightful feedback is essential, but it’s also important that we hone this skill ourselves.

You Think Writing Is Not A Job? Think again.

You Think Writing Is Not A Job? Think again.

I want to say – boldly and with absolutely no hesitation – that writing is so a job and a necessary one at that.

You, Dear Writer, Are Not the Narrator

You, Dear Writer, Are Not the Narrator

Although you, the writer, are indeed doing the writing, your narrator is the one telling the story. And that narrator is not you.

The Trouble With Titles, Part 2

The Trouble With Titles, Part 2

We continue our discussion and look at one of the problems writers might face.

The Trouble With Titles, Part 1

The Trouble With Titles, Part 1

A title provides a kind of aura to a work, informing potential readers about its tone or possible subject matter.