by Foster | Writer's Toolbox, Writing, Writing Inspiration, Writing Tips
You love to write stories, but you’re not sure if you’re doing it the right way. I mean … Maybe you have great basic concepts but aren’t sure how to build those into a cohesive theme. Or maybe your theme is crystal clear in your mind, but you...
by Foster | Writing Inspiration, Writing Tips
“Can I write a novel?” If you’re a writer, that’s a question you’ve probably asked yourself thousands of times, whether you’ve vocalized it or not. Whether you admit it or not. And it’s no surprise that this question keeps...
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 | 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...
