writer’s block

5 Tips for Overcoming Writer’s Block

Posted by on November 3, 2011 at 1:10 am

Writer’s block. Just the word turns a writer’s blood to ice. We dread this malady, especially at times when we are under deadline or trying to meet a personal writing goal, like starting and finishing a work of nonfiction during Write Nonfiction in November. What’s a writer to do when writer’s block hits? I asked [...]

5 Ways to Tap into Your Creativity and Let Your Writing Flow

Posted by on November 2, 2011 at 1:00 am

The WNFIN challenge is broken into three part: writing, publishing and promoting. Given that we are on day #2, we are in the first part: writing. We’ll start with some advice on how to ensure your creativity remains a constant flow all month long. For some writers, this creativity poses no problem. For others, however, [...]

Ready, Set…Almost Go! Write Fast and on Point During WNFIN

Posted by on October 31, 2010 at 9:00 pm

It’s October 31st, an auspicious date not because it’s Halloween but because it’s the day before Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) begins. Not only that, I know National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) starts tomorrow as well. Now some nonfiction writers choose to be NaNo Rebels and to write nonfiction there, producing 50,000 words in 30 [...]