Design Your Process
Why Write Anyway? | Scholarship Contest Blog Link-up | Kris With a K | Writing Coach
What a question! It’s one that I was asked in one of my writing classes in University, and it’s one I’ve asked all of you to answer too. But it’s not easy. Particularly for those of us who choose to do it, regardless of its merit as a Marketing tactic: the fools or the scholars…
Read MoreYour Writing Process Matters. Stop the Cage Match | Kris With a K | Writing Coach
Ok, so I recognize that “Cage Match” may not seem like a normal thing to bring up alongside your Writing Process, but it will all make sense in a minute – I swear! We all get frozen sometimes when we are writing. A few weeks ago, I talked about how that freezing sensation has nothing to do with…
Read More“I have a great story, but I’m just not a Writer!” | Kris With a K | Writing Coach
I’ve heard this from too many intelligent, well-spoken women over the years. And it drives me bonkers, because you ARE a writer. You may not be a professional writer; you may not even be a proficient writer (yet), but you are a writer. Writing is simply the act of communicating with words on purpose. The rules and…
Read MoreYour Readers’ Dirty Laundry can Spark-up Your Writing | Free Printable | Kris With a K | Writing Coach
Stop Being so Smart! You heard me. I want you to stop being so darn smart and clever all the time. Because your readers don’t want you to show them how smart you are. They don’t want your big-words or your clever turns of phrase. They want your empathy. Yup. That’s the truth. Think about it…
Read MoreFree Checklist – How to Effectively Revise and Edit your Writing to a Shine | Tuesday Tips | Writing Coach
You know you have to Revise and Edit your writing to make it great… But how do you know when it’s done? You use a checklist, of course! Because then you get to make checkmarks on a list, and that is just about the most satisfying thing ever – at least since we all learned to…
Read More5 Ways for Writers to Organize Ideas
How can you organize ideas in a way that will make everything clear and more fun? I know I spend a lot of time harping on you guys to organize your ideas and plan your writing. Now, we’re talking about Revising, and I’m saying you have to re-organize your writing after the fact, if it…
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