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Today’s post is about habits and was written by Maddie Morrow. It’s a good one!

Forming Habits to Write Consistently

We’ve all seen the various memes out there laughing over the fact that writers want to be writers, without ever actually having to write.

And while I can appreciate a good meme, that sentiment is all too true. It is so easy as a…[Read more]

@scribbles @kate @libby @evelyn @h-jones @k-a-grey @sir-leeds

This is a recent short poem of mine. I would like to submit it to Story Embers, so I’ve added to the original to get the word count. When writing this, I had a distinct image in my mind of a warrior coming back to their heart after leaving it behind. The theme is the numbness and the…[Read more]

I have a story idea, (finally!) and I’ve been trying to outline before I start writing the actual story. However, getting everything figured out is turning out to be pretty hard. (My main resources have been K.M. Weiland’s blog and Story Embers resources) When I write poetry, I draft out my idea with very little planning but with a strong idea of…[Read more]

It’s a war of the words! This is an event when we compete with the other guilds to see who can write the most words. So ready your manuscripts, get your fingers ready to fly, and get some writing done!

This word war runs from April 22-April 28 and I will be gathering word count totals the 28th and 29th.

Note: In order to count, all the words…[Read more]

This week’s topic is about what to read and how and was written by Brandon. Enjoy and feel free to discuss!

How and What to Read as Writers:

Okay so, we’re all writers, right? We weave words and spin tales and generally have a good go at reality. For most of us though, our love for stories started on the other side of the experience — as r…[Read more]

How did your goals go last week? What are they for this week?

@fawxofthecomics @martina @dragongeek @sleepwalkingmk @sam-kowal @christianna-hellwig  @natalie-marie @gabrielle @jenwriter17 @law0413 @libby @child-of-god @katherineh @serenity @brookewolf @millennium-m @miriam-smith @anna_b_cole @dekreel @kay @storyseeker @h-jones @storyjoy @bookcrazy…[Read more]

Today’s lesson is from Jess Penrose and has some great tips!

Balance of Writing Life and Health

Disclaimer: I am not a professional in any of the subjects discussed in this lesson, and am simply stating what I’ve found from research and experience.

“Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone des…[Read more]

Today’s topic is, What to Do When You’re Not Writing: Cultivating the eye of an artist by Martin Detwiler. Enjoy!

When we sit down at our desks and take up our pens, ready to mark down the next few hundred words, what is the mindset that has filled up all the space on either side of our writing? That is, do we consider ourselves writers, a…[Read more]