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An interesting question came up in the r/writing subreddit. “Question to all writers: How did writing affect your mental health?”I hadn’t really thought about my mental health during the process of writing a book. But of course, mental health would be affected. After pondering this, I realized it helped, and it hurt.The first book was
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“Literally cannot for the life of me sit down and write”A writer in a Reddit writer’s forum recently made this complaint.“So I’ve been stuck on the like in between bits of my story for a while and for the life of me I can’t sit down and write them because I’m so bored! It’s not
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In a Facebook group, a writer asked the question: “I have about 20 ideas in various forms of completion and I see new things everyday. How do you organize all your creative ideas? And how do you choose what to work on and in what order?” Yep. It’s hard. And you have to make hard
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“The cool evening air soothed his raging mood as he left the House of Lords. He waved off his carriage and continued to walk towards St. James. The early evening was damp, and he turned up the collar of his topcoat. He had wanted to redeem himself in the eyes of society by working hard
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There was an interesting thread in the Reddit writing community about how to avoid making a character too perfect. (How can i avoid writing/creating Mary sues) The comments and suggestions were great and well worth a read. The consensus was that the character must be given a flaw or a weakness. I agree and believe
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“He offered her his arm, and they descended the terrace steps to the long table where sandwiches and cakes had been set up. A footman handed them their cups, and Rosie tilted forward to survey the delicious food arranged on platters. She selected a cucumber sandwich and munched on it with gusto. He thought that
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There was a pretty interesting discussion on a writer’s subreddit where someone was at 30,000 words into their book and ready to abandon it. I really related to this. I once abandoned a book at 40,000 words and then realized months later that the book really had no plot, and I hadn’t given the characters
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“I’ve been struggling with writing (and journaling) in the past few years, basically since my life took a turn and it became ‘normal’.”A writer in my favorite subreddit related their continued struggles to produce any work. I can very much relate to the frustration and angst behind this statement. I think it is something all
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“The weather was perfect, with the sun shining bright and a cool breeze blowing. Rosie felt exhilarated as she kept pace with the more experienced riders, and they galloped through the vast expanse of marshy flatlands, the soft ground cushioning their horses’ hooves. It did not take them long to reach Ely, and they stopped
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What’s the most boring part of writing for you? This question was asked in a writer’s forum that I like, and I couldn’t answer it immediately. I had to think about it. There will always be days when every little thing is boring. The writing, the characters, the situations. And then there will be days
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DEE HARPER LEWIS 