What Can You Write About if You Don’t Have Any Ideas?
What Can You Write About if You Don’t Have Any Ideas? This post was originally published in November 2018 and revised and updated in June 2024. Sometimes, you might want to write – but you don’t know what to write about. You’re out of ideas. Whether you’re...
How to Write When … You Can’t Seem to Get Started
How to Write When … You Can’t Seem to Get Started This post is part of my ongoing “How to Write When…” series. Getting started is, for many of us, the hardest part of writing. Beginning a big project like a novel can be so daunting that writers put it off for...
Easier, Better Writing: Harnessing Inspiration and Motivation
Easier, Better Writing: Harnessing Inspiration and Motivation This post was first published in June 2015 and updated in May 2022. Inspiration. Motivation. What do those words mean to you? Some writers would have you believe you can’t write anything without them. Other...