Hi friends! Welcome to the first WIP Wednesday of 2021! For the uninitiated, WIP Wednesday happens on the first Wednesday of every month. I share a snippet of a work in progress and I invite you to do the same in the comments. It’s fine if it’s rough…that’s the “in progress” part, and I’m always sharing bits of first drafts,
Author: Bryn Donovan
Here’s my approach to manifestation journal ideas… There are a lot of people wondering, “How does manifestation work?”, and there’s a lot of wild advice out there about how to manifest something. I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while, and near the beginning of a new year seemed like a good time to do it…though honestly, it’s
I started researching medieval last names from England a long time ago… When I was writing my first-ever medieval romance, which never saw the light of day! (Honestly, it’s just as well, though my husband still swears it’s a good story.) I feel like I came full circle years later when I wrote my magical romcom novel, Her Knight at
If you’re looking for an accurate list of medieval male names from England, you’ve come to the right place! I compiled these medieval male names from England using research from primary historical documents, including battle records and subsidy rolls. I only threw in a few names from the King Arthur legends, because I love them so much. You can feel
I developed this list of medieval female names from England mostly through hard historical research, although just a few of these names are from King Arthur. So if you’re a historical novelist looking for good medieval names that are accurate, I’ve saved you some time! If you’re writing an epic fantasy in the European “swords and sorcery” vein, you
If you read this blog regularly, you’re probably not surprised that I’m writing about vision board ideas. Right now, I’m feeling especially hopeful about the future, and making a vision board online is a good way to find fresh motivation. Be sure to pin or bookmark this post if you think you might want to try it out later!
For a while now, people have been asking me to do story ideas for kids. This year, more busy teachers and homeschoolers are looking for easy creative writing lesson plans, and some of them have used my summer writing prompts and my Christmas writing prompts . So I put together this list of writing prompts for kids. They include some