Four Powerful Ways to Protect Your Writing Time (From Yourself and From Other People)
Four Powerful Ways to Protect Your Writing Time (From Yourself and From Other People) You almost certainly don’t have all day, every day, to write. In fact, you might only have little pieces of writing time – half an hour here, 15 minutes there, maybe a full afternoon...
How to Write When … You Have So Many Other Things to Do
How to Write When … You Have So Many Other Things to Do This post is part of my ongoing “How to Write When…” series. How do you write when you have so many other things you need to get done? This comes up a lot for writers. I’ve been going through the results of the...
What is a Scene? Understanding and Using the Basic Unit of Story Structure
What is a Scene? Understanding and Using the Basic Unit of Story Structure This post was first published in March 2016 and updated in March 2023. Scenes are the building blocks of your novel. When you plan (if you plan!), you’re thinking in scenes: individual little...