by Foster | Writing Inspiration
No matter how successful we are in other areas of life, “aspiring” writers seem to be afflicted by a chronic lack of self-esteem when it comes to our wordsmithing abilities. A big hunk of the problem comes from the label itself — “aspiring...
by Foster | Writer's Toolbox
You’re writing time is precious, especially if you have a full-time career outside of writing. You can’t afford to waste a second staring at a blank screen waiting for you next story idea to come to you. And yet, that exact scenario plays out over and over...
by Foster | Writing Inspiration
Authors who hold down full-time jobs outside of our writing activities often have a love-hate relationship with our “first” careers. On one hand, we love what we do — hopefully, or why do it, right? — and we also enjoy the relative security...
by Foster | Writing Inspiration
Are you happy with your current writing rituals? Do they empower you to be the best, most productive author you can be, or are they slowing you down? Now, I get that you may not think you even have any writing rituals. For many, the word conjures images of religious...
by Foster | Writing Inspiration, Writing Prompts
Most of the time, the hardest part about writing is finding the discipline to sit down at your keyboard and actually, you know, write. There are a thousand distractions and a million excuses that keep our word counts low. But sometimes, the hardest part about writing...
