Writers

Me and my journal

5 tips to staying focused

4 tips to reduce writers stress

4 steps to reach your writing goals

Incorporating details: when are they important and when to mention them

Becoming a flexible writer

Why romance novels are addicting

Your dreams are important and they do matter

Taking criticism like a champ

How to get and keep your writing at its best

Why hour by hour scheduling doesn’t work

Getting rid of your limitations

4 quick tips to mastering dialogue

Top signs you’re a procrastinator

Identifying your uniqueness and standing out as a writer

Writing a setting that don’t bore your audience

How to write a great beginning

3 great reasons to consider self publishing

The cliché’s that writers don’t know about

Why writers need to be critical thinkers

Why sacrificing is part of being a great writer

5 steps to self editing your novel

Overcoming writer’s block

Why do you want to write?

Writing mistakes I’ve made pt. 2

5 tips to become a more effective writer

Why I decided to become a writer

Why reading is important to being a good writer

Writing Mistakes I’ve Made Pt. 1

Is it the perfect time to write yet? Not Likely…

The Pros and Cons of the Flashback Scene

March 5, 2013 By Shaquanda Dalton

Most readers, at some point in their long line of reading history, have read a flashback or a back story scene. It’s the scene that’s not exactly moving the story forward but giving the readers a better picture of the history of the protagonist. (Or antagonist depending on whose flashback it is.) But does flashback […]

The Secret of Loving Your Craft

September 3, 2012 By Shaquanda Dalton

We all struggle with insecurities in our lives no matter what it is. When it comes to our craft it isn’t any different. We all wonder are we good enough? Is what we created the best thing possible? But you have to break out of your insecurities in life because it’ll only hold you back […]

Dialogue: What’s Not Being Said

April 24, 2013 By Shaquanda Dalton

One of the misconceptions of writing is that you have to say everything the character is thinking. But most of you know that isn’t true. I’ve thought about this for a while, connecting the fact that dialogue can show more than what your character’s say. It speaks for what the character’s not saying as well. Dialogue […]

Why Hour-By-Hour Scheduling Doesn’t Work

June 30, 2012 By Shaquanda Dalton

I was 12 years old when I realized that the “perfect” hour-by-hour schedule I made didn’t work. I never followed it exactly except the first day when I forced myself to do all the things I thought I’d love to do at that specific time. But it wasn’t want I wanted. I wanted to do […]

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