

Writing Lessons & Advice: Writing a Dating Profile
My anniversary inspiration this year took me in a nostalgic direction! My husband and I met through the Bumble dating app in the summer...


Writing Lessons & Advice: Story Conflicts
Different types of story conflicts Since Christmas 2024, I started crafting my dream novel with the Tome Writing Toolkit! As it guided me...


Writing Lessons & Advice: Verb Tenses
Several years ago, I was big on Doctor Who ! (If you haven't noticed before, I’ve made nods to the show in other posts.) A college friend...


Writing Lessons & Advice: Using Parentheses
Bonus content is an awesome feature of most DVDs and Blu-ray discs! While the movie or show is the main content of the medium, of course,...


Writing Lessons & Advice: Types of Verbs
Illustration from "Schoolhouse Rock" segment on verbs. Video clip in sources. The insights into living life are a dime a dozen: “We make...


Writing Lessons & Advice: Boosting Creativity
One of my Christmas presents in 2024 was a Tome Writing Toolkit , a computer-based and user-customized resource that guides and...


Writing Lessons & Advice: Literary Holidays
It seems like every day can be a holiday and every month is one for some kind of recognition, remembrance, or awareness. Many are established by various organizations or special interests, so keeping up can be hard if you’re not affiliated or in-the-know in some way. Similar organizations and interests of literary culture have managed to get their values recognized with their own various holidays and months. This Lessons & Advice post gives a rundown on several special times


Writing Lessons & Advice: Writing Numbers
Happy New Year! At the start or end of a year, we often like to take stock of our goals, accomplishments, or other accruements during our...


Writing Lessons & Advice: Tone
Have you ever been told to watch your tone during a conversation? A combination of your voice, emotions, and attitude may have gotten...


Writing Lessons & Advice: Myths on Writing
I recently learned the old show, Mythbusters , is one of my husband’s favorites. He was home more often over the summer for reasons I’ll...







