Hey friends! Let’s talk about bookshelf decor! This is a roundup of fun ideas for bookshelf styling, including some things that are on my own bookcases. My husband and I just gave away a few hundred books. We did it to reduce our bill to the moving company when we moved from LA to the Chicago suburbs. It had been
Author: Bryn Donovan
Hey friends! It’s another Work in Progress Wednesday—the first Wednesday of every month, when I share an excerpt of something I’m working on, and you do the same in the comments section. (If you’re not ready to share this month and you don’t want to miss the next one, be sure to follow the blog so you get email notifications!
Hey, amazing writers! After I posted my 25 Short Story Ideas last week, I got a few questions about the usual length of a short story. I’m going to show you the actual word counts of some very successful published short stories, but first, here’s the simple answer… A typical short story word count is between 4,000 and 10,000 words.
In my years of blogging, I’ve tried to share lots of awesome story ideas (like my Mystery Writing Ideas , Fantasy Story Ideas , and Romance Plot Ideas .) I’m sure some of my previous lists of plot ideas could be short story prompts, but I thought I’d do a list specifically for good short story ideas. [AdSense-B] I wrote
Hey friends! Let’s talk about how to be more positive. I have some simple and practical suggestions to prompt your brain to think more positive thoughts. But first, I have a couple of things to say about positivity. It isn’t something you achieve once and for all. Positivity is something you have to work at (and even re-learn, sometimes.) I’m
Hey friends! Happy June! Happy summer! (Or happy winter, for my friends Down Under.) How’s it going? Mr. Donovan and I are all moved into our new house in the Chicago suburbs, and I’m ready for a season with lots of blogging and writing. We’ll kick it off with a WIP Wednesday! For those of you who are new, welcome!,
About This Post My friend Jennifer Fujita, who’s an expert on food (and many other things), wrote this post. It was a huge help to me as I wrote my romcom novel about a medieval knight in modern times, Her Knight at the Museum! I hope you’ll check out the book! by Jennifer Fujita Hi friends! I’m a longtime writer friend