Writing

Using Writing as a Tool for Personal Growth and Self-Discovery

Uncovering your true self through writing You can’t underestimate the power of self-reflection, and through writing, it can be a life-changing practice that goes beyond the words you put on paper. For example, when you practice journaling, you’re essentially creating a safe place where you can explore your thoughts and feelings without being judged by...

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Unpacking the Overload of Writing Tips: Approaching writing advice without feeling overwhelmed

Let me start by reinforcing that writing advice never grows old. There’s always something to learn. I have written about advice often enough that even I reached a point where I wondered if readers might want to keep scrolling through the lines. There are always lessons and new tips to take away, regardless of how...

Methods to Spark Interest Among Your Readers On Any Platform: Putting Yourself in Your Readers’ Shoes for Better Writing

You can’t solely think about the topics that would only interest you, right? You must ask yourself what readers… your potential readers… might want to read. Who is your reading audience? Writers, first and foremost, it’s necessary to make an impact on your readers so they’ll come back for more. It’s so critical to engage...

Writers Turn to Clickbait Because it’s Hard to Get Your Attention

Taylor Swift…there, I did it too…read on Instead of using clickbait, why not use clickpromise? After all, you want to deliver what you’re promising in your headline, right? Clickbait has been around for a long time We writers all have something to say or a story to tell. Stop baiting for readers and promise them...

Even If I Had to Milk Cows Daily, I’d Still Leave the Barn for Words

I can’t imagine not being a writer Words are part of our lives, no matter what we do. They come out of our mouths and sometimes without a lot of forethought. Words have unique sounds and we capture them with creative phrases in poems, thought-provoking sentences, or paragraphs. We sometimes even have to read words...

Writer, Find Your Mountain

Climb with the right words at the right time I suppose my love of words began as a child embracing the words of Dr. Seuss. Expressing one’s self has always been significant to me. When I was 16, I was tasked to write a short story for an English class taught by Mrs. Johnson. I had...

Why We Write: It’s a Calling

From journaling to storytelling to publishing We spend more time writing than taking selfies, cooking, or dusting furniture. We are creators from our heads to our toes. Words flow from our endless thoughts to our full hearts and etch themselves deep in our souls. We go to bed thinking and wake up wondering. We know...

Some Advice on How to Stop the Habit of Over-Editing

Put an end to lost time and productivity On top of a 9 to 5, I left nearly three years ago, I also made wedding cakes for several years. I saw my share of edits while working. With wedding cakes, every time a cake was close to completion, I would always find one more detail...

To Succeed in Writing, Reel in the Senses of the Reader

Ideas on how to accomplish that stem from the imagination Writers, your readers’ senses are the same senses you have. Those senses, the ability to see, hear, smell, taste, and touch, are delivered through your words to blow the minds of your readers. If they are satisfied, they’ll return for more. Maybe it’s a bit...