The act of finding a writers\u2019 blog is akin to finding a writer in a bookstore.\u00a0 I\u2019ve made a list of a few of my favorites for you to try out.\u00a0 These three blogs should cover all of your writer\u2019s needs, from the beginning of the writing process to the very end.\u00a0 The skills in their repertoire?\u00a0 The ability to kill that slump you\u2019ve been in, keep you from living in a box, and take a magic wand to your writing.<\/p>\n
For Inspiration – The Positive Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n The Positive Writer is a blog by Bryan Hutchinson that offers advice for writers.\u00a0 This blog\u2019s primary focus is overcoming writer\u2019s doubt.\u00a0 Hutchinson has a lot to offer on this topic both in his blog and in his books, which are featured on the blog.\u00a0 One of these books, \u201cGood Enough,\u201d is free, so head on over and snatch that up!<\/p>\n Recommended read: \u201cHow to Unlock Your Creativity and Stop Feeling Like a Failure\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n This piece is a classic example of what The Positive Writer has to offer, as it focuses on Hutchinson\u2019s main theme, overcoming doubt.\u00a0 Hutchinson\u2019s writing is very relatable and isolates several inspirational quotes that you might want to record somewhere and save for later.<\/p>\n http:\/\/positivewriter.com\/how-to-unlock-your-creativity-and-stop-feeling-like-a-failure\/<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Recommended read: \u201cHow to Give Your Novel a Kicker of a Concept\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Positive Writer has a lot more to offer.\u00a0 This is a guest blog post written by C.S. Lakin about how to turn good ideas into novels.\u00a0 This post provides valuable insight into how to develop story ideas so that they will be powerful enough to fuel a successful novel.\u00a0 Follow the link to create your \u201cconcept with a kicker.\u201d<\/p>\n http:\/\/positivewriter.com\/how-novel-concept\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n For Polishing Your Skills \u2013 Live Write Thrive<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Just because we are surpassing our doubts as writers doesn\u2019t mean we shouldn\u2019t keep trying to grow in our skills.\u00a0 C.s. Lakin\u2019s blog covers three topics:\u00a0 Writing for Life<\/em> (personal accounts of career paths that writers can implement into their character development), The Fatal Flaws of Fiction Writing<\/em>, and Grammar, Punctuation, and Confusables<\/em>.<\/p>\n Recommended Read:\u00a0 Keeping it Real: Avoiding Weak Construction in Dialogue<\/em><\/p>\n This is an example of a Fatal Flaws piece and is a very helpful guide to improving dialogue.\u00a0 The piece provides helpful examples and easy to understand, descriptive rules for integrating dialogue.<\/p>\n