Concluding the series I have been working through on the basic value and incentives of writing, I figured I should offer some advice to...

Last week I discussed the value of writing, and the reason why it seems like so many people can no longer see that value. I am eager to...

Continuing my series from last week on the point/value of writing, today I will be tackling a question that seems to grow more pressing...

Since beginning writing weekly posts on this site, I have provided advice on a regular basis intended for beginning writers, but writers...

It is by far one of the most common pieces of advice that beginning writers will receive: write what you know. It seems like natural,...

Yes, the holidays have come, it's Christmas eve, and I will be taking the week off from the blog as I try to rest, rejuvenate, and work...

Up until now, the focus of this blog has been entirely on documenting my advice with regard to the fiction writing process, and what...

You have a plan, and are eager to get going with a new writing project, but are intimidated by the work ahead of you. Will your ideas...

Easily among the more underratedly tedious and difficult aspects of the writing process is the long procession of revision work that must...

Sorry to have to miss a week of posting, but I have been busy hiking and skiing around Idaho for the past week. In the state of peace...

This week's post is going to be relatively short as I am currently in the thick of my final exams, but as I am about to have a lot of...

As a writer, it can sometimes be easy to find yourself in a crisis of faith, confronted with either frequent writer's block or simply the...

Well, I just had an opinion essay of mine published in The Seattle Times. Here is the link: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/oh-the-h...

Having attended a fair share of readings and lectures by published authors, I often find it funny just how often the same questions end...

It is not an easy thing to write. Just recently, as I have been working on a short creative piece for my English class, I have been...

I've been reading a lot of philosophical theory and literature recently as part of my independent study on existential fiction, and it...

I'm tired. Often, as high school students, that can seem to simply be our natural state, feeling constantly stressed and swamped with...

As promised, this week I will be concluding the two-part series I began last week, and address how developing writers should go about...

It is all well and good to take part in writing programs and workshops and receive advice on the process and how to best motivate...

As I am now deep into the college application process, my passion for writing has already come up innumerable times as I think about what...