Ironically, I feel a little embarrassed posting about how to regain confidence. But why even have a blog if you can’t share embarrassing things once in a while, right? If you get my newsletter, you know that for 2022, I chose Confidence for my personal word for the year. In fact, exude confidence is #1 on my list of 22
Author: Bryn Donovan
If you’ve ever wondered how to start writing again after a long break… you are not alone. I’ve had many people ask me over the years, “I used to be creative—what happened?” Usually, life happened. The necessities of parenthood, caregiving, navigating changes, or just general adulting got in the way. Dealing with depression, anxiety, stress, or grief can also
Hi everyone! Now that 2021 is a wrap, let’s look at some pretty book covers (and a few just plain smart ones) from 2021! Good book cover art is so important to a book’s sales, and with the rise of Bookstagrammers and then of BookTok, aesthetic book covers have become a more effective element of marketing than ever before. While
Hey friends! If you’re a teacher putting together a lesson on Christmas vocabulary, a writer trying to come up with a cute title for your holiday novel or script that hasn’t already been taken, or a content writer, you might be able to use this list of Christmas words. You can also use them to make your own Christmas Pictionary
Hi everyone! I’m really excited about my excerpt today. I hope you like it, too! WIP Wednesday, for new followers, is Work in Progress Wednesday, when I share an excerpt of what I’m working on and invite you to do the same in the comments section. For those of you who are new, here are the guidelines! Make your excerpt 500
It’s funny that one of the hardest things for some writers to write is a paragraph about themselves! Many writers—especially unpublished writers and first-time authors—aren’t sure how to write a short author bio or a longer introductory one. So today, I’m sharing what I think are some great author bio examples. Sooner or later, we all have to write one.
Update, 10/3/23: this post reflects my own views on the Sonya Larson case. It has been resolved in court, and you can read about that here. As an author, an executive editor in publishing, and someone who donated a kidney to a stranger, I was naturally intensely interested in the “bad art friend” literary scandal. The article “Bad Art Friend”