Quotes to Write By Revisited

While scrolling through my Quora Digest feed, I noticed this question: As fiction writers, how do you get past the common feeling of "This is awful” when you start to write? Marshall Karp provides a great answer with a hilarious story that frames the difference between having a pessimistic outlook on life or an optimistic …

Crafting High Fantasy: Setting the Stage

That First Chapter Writing the first chapter is something I struggle with because I want those first sentences, that first paragraph, that first page to be absolutely fabulous. So, sometimes I'm afraid to write anything at first. I don't have a lot of time on my hands lately. My three sons, my husband, and my full-time job as …