"Every good story has a plot and every good plot needs a theme.The story is a series of events. The plot is a structure that the storyteller uses to show how the events are connected. The theme is the central message behind the story. To tell the best story possible, you need both a plot and a theme. … Continue reading ✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Do You Know the Difference Between Plot and Theme?

"Write from the seat of your pants, especially if you're accustomed to outlining. Writing without the safety net of an outline can unshackle your creativity." Source

Write every day, whether you feel like it or not. Good writing isn’t an accident. It comes from the daily discipline of sitting down and writing. Yes, you’ll get sick of writing, but eventually, you’ll fall in love with it. Break through to that other side where you must write every single day. Source

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"“I always had plenty of ideas. I didn’t exactly have them. They grew—little by little, a half an idea at a time. First, part of a phrase and then a person to go with it. After a person, then a little corner of a place for the person to be in.” ~ Carol Emshwiller Source

“A novel takes the courage of a marathon runner, and as long as you have to run, you might as well be a winning marathon runner. Serendipity and blind faith faith in yourself won't hurt a thing. All the bastards in the world will snicker and sneer because they haven't the talent to zip up … Continue reading ✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Don’t Listen to Naysayers, Don’t Quit

“You take people, you put them on a journey, you give them peril, you find out who they really are.” ~  Joss Whedon Source

"The question we writers are asked most often, the favorite question, is: Why do you write? I write because I have an innate need to write. I write because I can't do normal work as other people do. I write because I want to read books like the ones I write. I write because I … Continue reading ✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Why Do You Write?

“The miraculous connection between writing and the immune system results from cracking through inhibition. It seems that when we don’t speak the truth of our experience, we inhibit our emotions, and that inhibits our immune function. Keeping secrets and maintaining denial require physical energy, energy our bodies could use in healthier ways were it available.” … Continue reading ✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Writing and the Immune System

“Beginning a novel is always hard. It feels like going nowhere. I always have to write at least 100 pages that go into the trashcan before it finally begins to work. It’s discouraging, but necessary to write those pages. I try to consider them pages -100 to zero of the novel.” ~ Barbara Kingsolver Source