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  • You Should Never Ask a Writer…

    They say you should never ask a writer, “Where do you get your ideas?” Neil Gaiman has the most hilarious response to this question. The thing is, ideas are funny little bastards. They sneak in at strange times. Sometimes you’ll be reading the news and think, They’ll never get to the bottom of this, but…

  • Behind “The Process”: Don’t Be Shy

    Hey writers! One of the things writers fear most is exactly the thing they should most embrace. Criticism. I don’t mean people telling you, “This is really good,” or, “This sucks.” While someone telling you something is good feels nice inside, by itself it isn’t helpful. And the latter is every writer’s worst fear (when…

  • Behind “The Process” Quickie: The most underrated writing tip of all time!

    I heard it when I was a teacher. A lot. “How do you write? Like, how do you actually make an idea into a story?” Adults will sometimes ask me that, too, after they ask the old go-to: “So…what do you do for a living?” and I respond, “I’m a writer and stay-at-home dad.” I…

  • Music, Beta Readers, and Other Stuff…

    Hey yo! Happy Friday to anyone reading this today (or any other Friday, I s’pose)! I like to share things I find awesome when I have the chance. So, in no particular order: I don’t know about any of you writers out there, but I like to listen to music when I write. While writing…