5 Books To Read For Writing Inspiration
Sometimes the best writing tips come from fiction itself. Here’s a list of books that inspire me to write!
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3 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD JOURNAL EVERY DAY
In February, I challenged myself to journal every day for one month. I started journaling as soon as I learned to write. I have filled over 20 notebooks from the age of 4 years old (I’m now 23) and they are my most prized possessions. My answer to the question, “What would you save if your house went […]
Read MoreNOVEL QUERYING: MY FIRST REJECTION
I got rejected! Yay! No seriously, I’m pretty happy. Here’s why.
Read MoreLET’S TALK ABOUT… DEATH.
My novel is about death. Here’s how I’ve let writing influence it. Also, I submitted my manuscript!
Read MoreI WAS READY TO SUBMIT MY BOOK. BUT NOT ANYMORE.
I had even put it in my planner: submit. But then things changed…
Read MoreI WROTE A BOOK
I stumbled across VE Schwab’s blog today and noticed she’d been writing about writing for 10 years. I fell into a deep black hole of reading every single blog post, stalking her journey from completing the manuscript to finding an agent to getting a book deal to where she is now. It’s: A) Inspiring. B) A […]
Read MoreNOVEMBER
A short fictional story inspired by loving someone who doesn’t love you back. Yet keeps you hanging on.
Read More‘WHAT DO YOU DO?’ and 4 reasons why I hate this question
Right now, I’m in a strange in between margin in my life, stuck between a strong calling towards my dream and a strong voice in my head telling me ‘Beth, you’re stupid’
Read MoreUNMOTIVATED
A short story about how mental health is undermined in the working environment and how with full time work sometimes our happiness can trail behind us as a second priority.
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