- Mar 6
Shatter Your Writing Goals
Writing goals are intentions writers set to help influence their writing experience in positive ways. By pinpointing areas in the writing...
- Feb 27
Alpha Reader vs Beta Reader
Hey, aspiring authors, you may have heard the terms alpha reader and beta reader, but do you know what they are and why they may be...
- Feb 20
Self-Editing Tips
When writing a book or any piece of work, a short story, novella, article, etc. the writer must ensure that ideas are presented to the...
- Feb 6
Let Your Fingers Do the Typing
So, you have this unique premise for a story that you just know in your bones, your heart of hearts, and gut, has great potential. Now...
- Jan 23
First Drafts are Messy
First drafts are messy little buggers, but they’re not a waste of time. They are notoriously scrappy and muddled and sometimes flooded...
- Jan 16
Is Writing a Book on Your Bucket List?
People from all walks of life have thought about writing a book at some point in their lives. If you’re thinking about it, join the club....
- Jan 2
A New Writer You Will Be in 2023
Everyone makes resolutions ahead of the coming year. You’ve got your standard weight loss and exercise resolutions that usually fail a...
- Dec 26, 2022
Top Ten Posts From 2022
It's always enlightening to visit past posts. Sometimes it's difficult to predict which posts will resonate with my readers while others...
- Dec 19, 2022
Writing Around the Christmas Tree
Incorporating a holiday into your fiction story adds a little somethin’, somethin’, like a layer of richness that not only serves as a...
- Dec 12, 2022
Practice Proper Punctuation
Punctuation encompasses a set of symbols that are used in the English language to help readers understand the meaning of the sentences...
- Dec 7, 2022
Meet Tiziano Thomas Dossena
Tiziano Thomas Dossena was born in Milan in 1952. He grew up in an artistic and inspiring environment and began writing at a young age....
- Nov 28, 2022
Publishing Industry Terms
Ten years ago, when I decided to author a book, I wrote about what I thought I knew, something familiar to me, a realistic fiction novel...
- Nov 23, 2022
Butternut Squash and Pear Soup
Welcome to Vixen in the Kitchen! That's me, I'm the vixen! Writers easily get lost in storyland, lose track of time, and forget to eat....
- Nov 21, 2022
Happy Thanksgiving – Grateful For . . .
With Thanksgiving approaching, I reflect on the things I’m grateful for. Of course, there are the usual things like my family – my...
- Nov 16, 2022
Meet Blogger & Aspiring Author Lisa Bernard
Across two telltale careers, fifteen years on horseback and the raising of daughters on the next frontiers of feminism, Lisa Bernard has...
- Nov 14, 2022
Types of Narratives
From drabbles to novels there are many kinds of narratives, my darlings. It’s important for writers to understand them so they know the...
- Nov 13, 2022
Quick Writing Tips Part 2
Learn how to write concisely with the quick tips in this video. Scrap generalities, use specific words, ditch busy words, vanquish weak...
- Nov 8, 2022
Quick Tips Part 1
The video below contains quick tips and things to remember as you write your first draft. Getting your story down on paper or typing...
- Nov 7, 2022
Why I Chose to Mentor
I mentor while I continue on my own journey to publication. Why? I’ll be the first to admit, when I first began on this writing journey,...
- Nov 2, 2022
Meet Irene Caniano
Irene Caniano is a productivity coach with two decades of teaching experience and training in coaching, executive functioning, and ADHD...
