FIVE STEPS TO FINDING YOUR WRITING RITUAL
Creativity, just like energy, is limited and varies from person to person. There are so many factors going into how much creativity you have in a day, and sometimes you might not have any at all! It can be scary, especially when you need to produce a piece of work by...
Feeling Stuck? Talk It Out!
Not that long ago a client and I were fleshing out the opening chapter of her book. We all know that the drafting stage of writing is a beast, and in line with that, my client was feeling stuck putting her ideas onto paper (or… word processor). Cue anxiety for...
How to Support Your Favorite Author for Free
Picture this. The time is late at night. Candle wax is melting on the table. There’s a feather quill in hand as you pen away your epic. Words flow through you as if you can see into the future. You already know what you're gonna write before it’s written. You’re in...
The Money I Spent as an Indie Author
The journey as an author is paid in blood, sweat, and tears. I want to take a moment to be vulnerable with you and cut right to the point: I’ve made a lot of mistakes along the way. A LOT. Side note: this might become an ongoing series; follow my mistakes and extract...
Writing a story? 4 Key 🔑 Questions to Ask Yourself
Here are 4 key 🔑 questions to ask yourself:
•What does your main character want?
•What OUTER obstacle is getting in the way?
•What INNER flaw is keeping them stuck?
•What will they lose if they don’t change?
If you’re as stressed reading that as I am typing it, good! Story is about problem solving.
Your character needs a problem to address, and something they stand to lose if they avoid solving that problem. Those are called stakes.
The Power to Unshrink: When Black Women Occupy Magical Spaces
Happy Black History Month! I wrote this post late last year for my publisher's, Wise Ink, blog. It's very dear to me and I hope you enjoy it! Somewhere over the summer, I was glued to my television, eagerly awaiting the next episode of the popular Lovecraft Country...
The Blazing Star Awarded in North Street Book Prize
I am thrilled to announce that The Blazing Star won an honorable mention in the North Street Book Prize. The third annual North Street Book Prize honored self-published books of fiction, memoir, and creative nonfiction, and received over 350 entries. The contest...
Creative Corner: Jen Wang, author of The Prince and The Dressmaker
Welcome Jen Wang to Introvert Problems! Please read on to discover why her book, THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER, needs to be on your TBR. Paris, at the dawn of the modern age: Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride―or rather, his parents are looking for one for him....
Ask Author: 5 Questions with Julia Lynn Rubin, author of Burro Hills
Welcome Julia Lynn Rubin to Introvert Problems! Julia lives the writer's life in Brooklyn, where she has recently finished an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults at The New School. Her short stories have appeared in publications such as the North American...
Ask Author: 5 Questions with Natasha D. Lane, author of The Pariah Child & the Ever-Giving Stone
Welcome Natasha D. Lane to Introvert Problems! The Baltimore, MD resident enjoys reading a wide variety of genres, but fantasy has always been dear to her heart. After a brief stint in romance, Natasha returned to fantasy with hopes to both entertain and inform...