50 Writing Dares

I don't know about you, but I am more likely to do something if I am dared to do it. Just like the kid with the weird hat in The Christmas Story, I would probably stick my tongue on a frozen pole if I were dared to do it (especially if it were a triple-dog…

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5 Writing Lessons from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been around for twenty years! Sadly, I just got into the show last year, so I am still on season 6 (no spoilers, please!), but I have learned some powerful writing lessons from this amazing show. No, they are not just that Spike is the best (even though he is).…

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A Lesson on Plot from an Animated Short

On Saturday, I participated in an annual tradition: I watched the Oscar animated shorts with my husband and my friend. Just to give y'all a heads-up: most of them are really depressing. But that's not what this is about. Oh no, this is about one animated short in particular: Blind Vaysha. The film is about a girl who…

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Some Ways to Get Writing Time Without a Time Turner

You have a novel inside of you (not in a creepy Alien way, but in a good way). You know it. The problem? You wish you had time to actually write the thing. If only you had a time turner...Well, you don't need one! You have time readily available to you. You just don't know…

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