Psychology Of Writing
How to sculpt an environment that optimizes creative flow and summons relevant knowledge from your long-term memory through the right retrieval cues. Reflecting on the ritualization of creativity, Bukowski famously scoffed that “air and light and time and space have nothing to do with.” Samuel Johnson similarly contended that “a man may write at any time, if he […]
Writing an Awesome Fight Scene
You can thrill your audience, change the course of the plot, and reveal new depths to your characters . . . or you can bore your viewers to tears, and make them wish that the battle would pleasejust end already. Writing a great fight scene can be a challenge, because you can’t rely on music, visuals […]
5 Successful Self-Published Authors’ Stories to Boost Your Confidence
If you’ve not heard the term independent publisher, you must live under a rock. Just kidding. You’ve probably heard it most often used as self-publishing. It’s not a new thing. Self-publishing has been around long before you and I were born. Does Mark Twain and Jane Austen ring a bell? One major question most new […]
1 Very Useful Resource I Couldn’t Live Without
I have something SO great to share with you all but first let me say this: Regardless if you are self-publishing or taking the traditional publishing route, marketing and advertising is a HUGE deal, if not the biggest. You, as an author, are a brand and your book is your product. Every (good) brand has […]
Top winners of TWP Second Flash Fiction Contest
The contest at TWP wrapped up October 2nd and I would like to share the stories that took the top – it was a tie – 3 places! The rules they were given: It can be any genre, or mix of genres, and has to include a broken laptop somewhere in the story. No more […]
2nd Flash Fiction Contest: September 21-30
Today begins the 2nd Flash Fiction contest! Rules and prizes are posted within the community. To submit a story, you must be a member of TWP community. Good news is, it’s completely free to join! There are so many benefits to joining a community. The #1 reason, for me, is to connect with like-minded people. […]
5 writing blogs you should be following in 2018: Author’s Choice
As a writer, we often find ourselves looking to others to see what works and what doesn’t when it comes to the tips and the tricks of the trade. Here are 5 blogs I think YOU should take a look at.
British black belt: Interview with Rosie Wylor-Owen, author of The Witch’s Touch
Rosie Wylor-Owen is an award-winning urban fantasy author with a soft spot for all things paranormal. While urban fantasy is her primary genre, she has been known to dabble in epic fantasy, horror and crime. To date, her writings have been published in literary magazines Anti-Heroin Chic, The Fiction Pool and Ariel Chart and her […]
Interview with Christopher Galvin: author of Strings and Bit Grim, Isn’t It?
Christopher Galvin is a writer and short film director. His background is in Television and Film, with a B.A. Honours Degree in Video. He has written and directed short films which have being part of prestigious Short Film Festivals including the Galway Film Fleadh. His latest short film he wrote ‘Stuck’, has been on the […]
Amanda Edens: Co-host of the upcoming podcast, Ask Your Editor
Eighteen-year-old Amanda Edens didn’t really know what she was doing as a first-generation college student, so she took out a bunch of loans and rode a Greyhound across the country to study Creative Writing. During the course of getting her degree, she decided she wasn’t a writer; she enjoyed the peer reviews, workshopping, and discussion […]