I want to talk today about a topic I’ve been pondering for years. YEARS. It’s Heinlein’s Rules of Writing. If this is new to you, it's a framework for writing success that consists of 5 rules established by Robert A. Heinlein—aeronautical engineer and pioneering science fiction author. Writers … [Read more...] about Heinlein’s Rules of Writing: Principles for Success
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Strengthening Creativity & Mindset
Fact: writers have the best job ever. We actively live in our own imaginations, daydreaming about our characters, their antics, and the story world they live in. We can read and watch what we want and call it research. Oh, and let’s not forget that every bizarre search gets a pass, be it … [Read more...] about Strengthening Creativity & Mindset
10 Ways to Goose the Muse
Calliope, the muse of epic poetry and story, is a fickle goddess. She drops in depending on her mood, tickles the imagination, and then takes off to party with Aphrodite. Homer famously called on the muse at the beginning of The Illiad and The Odyssey, and she deigned to answer the blind poet. But … [Read more...] about 10 Ways to Goose the Muse