When I was 18 years old, I signed up for my first college creative writing class, The Short Story. My experience turned me against feedback-based writing programs forever.

I have been in your shoes before, and I want to save you hours of work—and months of grief—by sharing what I wish I had known as a bright-eyed, book hungry writer trying to get a literary agent. I am sharing my top 5 Don'ts (and corresponding Do's) of how to get a literary agent.

When I became a writing coach, my students started asking for writing prompts. I couldn’t let my students down, and so I started to really investigate—what is a good writing prompt? What would be really useful? Enter: The Writing Prompts Generator for People Who Aren’t in Seventh Grade

Here is my story of hiring an editor for my first novel, followed by my tips on when you should consider hiring an editor for your novel, how to pick an editor, and what types of edits are available to you.

I read a lot in 2020. Here are my top 6 books of the year!

The question I get more than any other is some version of: What do I do when I’m stuck? How do I overcome writer’s block? And the best answers I’ve come up with—the ones that works for me—are the opposite of what, I think, people expect to hear. Because for me, overcoming writer’s block isn’t about willpower, or discipline, or making yourself do something you don’t want to do. Here are three strategies I recommend to overcome writer’s block.

Sometimes all we need to get started is a little motivation. Here are three writing tips for you if you’re just getting started—writing tips that aren’t going to scare you away before you even pick up your pen or open your laptop.

Unsure where to begin? Here, I share how to begin writing a book for the first time. You don’t have to know everything yet when you begin. The important thing is to begin.

It took me years to figure out what I’m sharing with you in this post, and I hope I can save you time and heartache. If you’re stuck on page three or two hundred of your book, or you’re simply unsure where to begin, here are four misconceptions that I see beginning writers make when they’re just starting out.