Hello writers,

Today is Christmas Day.

However this day meets you — full and loud, quiet and heavy, or somewhere in between — I wanted to remind you of three gifts that are always yours to give.

1) The gift of writing.

The joy of crafting a line just right.
The satisfaction of fi...

Hello writers,

I’ve got a new prompt for you to work with this week—and a reason why I’d encourage you to stay with it for the full four minutes.

I’m also happy to share that the newest edition of the Write Things Podcast is now available, featuring work created by writers inside ...

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One of the fastest ways to elevate your writing is to rethink how you use setting. Most of us learn early on that setting answers two questions: Where are we? and When is this happening?

But setting can do far more than establish time and place.
Used well, it becomes...

Hello Writers,

This week, I want to talk about something at the very core of your writing life—something that shapes how you show up, how you see yourself, and how you experience the act of creating.

It’s easy to forget, but returning your focus to it can change everything.

Minds...

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One of the fastest ways to strengthen your story is to identify the moment where everything changes — the turning point that makes the ending inevitable.

Most writers search for the perfect ending, when what they actually need is the choice or shift that sets that e...

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Every once in a while, I’m reminded just how generous creativity can be when we give it even the smallest opening. This week’s podcast is one of those reminders.

Four writers from the Write Things Community took a single prompt — “An apology” — and followed it throu...

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This is one of the quickest and most powerful ways to level up your writing. It’s going to give you a ton of insight into your style, and when you put it into play, your reader is going to love you for it.

Ready for it?

Use paragraphs.

I know. Mechanics. ...

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One of the biggest obstacles to finishing our stories are the questions that arise.
“What is my story about?”
“How does my story end? Where does it begin?”
“Is this story any good? What’s the point?”
“Have I developed it properly?”
“Will anyone care about what I have to s...

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Life has a way of tossing us curveballs, speed bumps, and detours when we least expect them. When that happens, our writing habit is often one of the first things we set aside.

It’s happened to me countless times this year.

When life becomes tumultuous, we...

Hello writers,

I’ve been there.

When I joined my writing group, I found it easy to write to a prompt or assignment. But when that structure was gone, so were my ideas.

Let me tell you how I worked through it—and how you can too.

Mindset Shift

First things first: when you try to...

Hello writers,

I think it’s time that we got the story straight on creativity—on the act of creation.
I truly believe it is one of, if not the, most powerful things we can do. Depending on your human origin story, if we are created in the image of a creator—then that only makes sens...

Hello writers, 

I love “enough is enough” moments.

It took me over a decade to quit teaching, but when I finally did, the spark that ignited inside me wasn’t like anything I had ever experienced. It was light in a couple of senses.

I lit up! I was both excited and terrified. The ...