I’m sure many of you reading this know how easy it is to lose focus. Sometimes, while working on a project, a random thought will appear, such as, “Wait, when did Mozart die?” Suddenly, you’re googling it, reading Wikipedia, reading about Mozart’s entire family, how did you get on Twitter? I get it. I’ve done…
Writing with Tarot – The Magician
Our next step in our tarot journey is the Magician, a card full of magick and manifestation—wonderful for writers to use with their projects! Appearance This card features a person standing before a table that holds the four tarot suits—wands, cups, swords, and pentacles. You can also look at these as the four elements: the…
Dwarf Fortress as a Writing Tool
You shouldn’t wait for inspiration. Sometimes, you have to force it to come. And sometimes, you have to go out and search for it. I made one post about my top five generators in this post, but there is one major generator that didn’t make the list. Mostly because it’s not just a generator, but…
By Women of Color – Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
I started reading Everything, Everything by Jamaican-American Nicola Yoon on a whim one night at midnight. I had only meant…
Writing with Tarot – The Fool
Every journey has a beginning and our tarot journey starts with the Fool. Usually, the Fool card is depicted as just that — someone starting their journey! Appearance The Fool, also known as the Jester, can show someone in a fool’s costume, but that’s not always the case. Usually, when discussing the Fool card, it’s…
By Women of Color – The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco
I remember when I had $100 worth of books in my arms at the bookstore. The problem was, I didn’t have $100. I ended up having to put most back and only buying two. I had such a hard time deciding which books I should get, but I knew one of them had to be The…
By Women of Color – God Don’t Like Ugly by Mary Monroe
When I was young (about seven or eight), I slipped a book off of my mom’s bookshelf and opened to a random page. My mom came into the room not ten seconds later, scolded me, and put the book back. Understandable, ’cause God Don’t Like Ugly by black-American Mary Monroe is not a book for seven/eight-year-olds. Ever since…
Using Wikipedia as a Source of Sources
Alright, here’s a tip my mom gave me once. Let me know if this sounds familiar. You’re in school and your teacher wants you to write a paper. You’re expected to find your own sources, but they give you this one tip: “Don’t use Wikipedia.” Well, I’m here to call bull. I mean, I get…
3 Alternatives to Reading Your Writing Out Loud
If you’re a writer, you’ve probably heard the tip to read your writing out loud when editing and revising. Reading it out loud can help you hear if there are any mistakes you missed or if something just doesn’t flow right. However, there may be times when you’re not able to read your writing out…
Fitting in Writing Time When You’re Busy
Welp, school’s starting back up soon, which means that I’m going to have a wave of busy coming my way. One thing that makes me nervous is the fact that one of my classes is a “writing intensive” course, which sounds to me like more writing papers and less writing the other stuff. Not this…