Category: Writing Tips

Writers can often feel burned out or directionless. Here are 5 podcasts for writers to help inspire, educate, entertain, and get them in the right mindset.

Here are my 40 favorite books about writing, the books I’d swear by and beg you to read. These books help me feel like I’m not alone. They help me work through problems I didn’t even know I had. And they give me enormous amounts of courage to keep pressing on. After reading more than […]

by Garrett Calcaterra 1. I Don’t Write Every Day The writing advice you most often hear is something to the effect of, “If you want to be a successful author, you need to write every day.” I don’t. I mean, I work as a freelance writer and editor, so yeah, I write something every day, […]

How many times have you heard “when it rains, it pours” or “everything happens for a reason”? These clichés are like a broken record (cliché intended). Clichés are phrases or sayings that have been overused and said too much and completely lack originality. As originality is key in any sort of writing, especially creative writing, […]

I spent a few years as an actress in Los Angeles, waiting for someone to give me a job, before deciding to explore my writing skills, with the goal of writing my next big movie and starring in it. So I set out to become a Writer. What I learned is that writers and actors have a […]