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GYWO: When Your Inner Critic Stops You from Writing

February 12, 2019 ~ ~ Leave a comment

We've all had to deal with tough critics, and sometimes your toughest critic lives in your head.

GYWO: Staying Strong While Writing Long

September 11, 2018 ~ ~ 1 Comment

If you have trouble staying hooked on your longer projects, take a step back and think about what you find interesting about writing.

#105: How Much Backstory Is Too Much

July 31, 2018 ~ ~ Leave a comment

Today is the fifth Tuesday of the month, which means that my answer to this heartfelt letter is available exclusively to my Patreon patrons.

#93: Writing Scenes of Boredom Without Being Boring

May 8, 2018 ~ ~ 1 Comment

You don't generate empathy with a bored character by boring the reader; you do it by humanizing the character and the experience of boredom.

#82: Getting Bored of Your Own Writing Voice

February 13, 2018February 26, 2018 ~ Rose Fox ~ 2 Comments

Voice is a skill to be developed, like any other writing skill. Give yourself permission to stretch it and challenge it and expand it and enhance it.

NaNoWriMo: Why “Bad” First Drafts Are Great

November 18, 2017November 19, 2017 ~ Rose Fox ~ 6 Comments

Looking like a finished work isn't what a first draft is for. It's a tool to help you tell the story.

#66: Getting Past the Confidence Sinkhole

October 24, 2017October 22, 2017 ~ Rose Fox ~ 4 Comments

With regard to writing, it sounds like you have a process that isn't working for you. That's not something wrong with you or with your process; it's a mismatch, like someone putting on a shoe that's much too large for them.

#60: Starting Small

September 12, 2017September 10, 2017 ~ Rose Fox ~ 1 Comment

You have to pace yourself, like an athlete with an injury doing slow small exercises before returning to marathon running.

#52: “What’s a Finished Draft?”

July 18, 2017July 17, 2017 ~ Rose Fox ~ Leave a comment

Drafting is engineering and construction. Revision is art and design.

#29: When Creation Feels like a Chore

February 7, 2017February 7, 2017 ~ Rose Fox ~ 4 Comments

If you still want to write even after you let go of any feelings of being obligated to write, take some time to think about why. Are there ways to access those motivations and keep them in the front of your mind so you can gain some satisfaction and joy from them?

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