If Anxiety and Creativity had a Baby...

Use a growth mindset to combat your fears of writing.

What do you do when your wife shaves her head in a fit of rage and now desperately needs a wig? You find a guy who knows a guy.

Writing isn't easy. Building an optimistic mindset around your writing practice is key to being a successful writer.

This month's 3 Random Words were: Abandoned, Dark, Dinosaur ~ “Before you dare to wander inside, there is one thing you must decide....

Getting to know your characters on a deep and meaningful level will allow you to avoid the pitfalls of inauthentic story arcs.

The night of the incident, Sarah's life changed forever, leaving her family dead... and history has a way of repeating itself.

Authenticity is a critical mindset for writing engaging plots.

Being authentic in your writing means you need to do your research.

Sabine is everything Clark ever wanted. She's beautiful, smart, and predictable. If only he could bring himself to meet her...

Identify your writing 'whys' to stay motivated and inspired to write.

Knowing and leveraging your resources can have a profound effect on your writing motivation.

What's stopping you from having your book done in 6 months?

Is Luca's Trapper Keeper a childhood souvenir, or does it hold shocking secrets? That's exactly what Janie intents to find out.

5 tips to overcome writer's block and get back to your story.

Omar's drive for selflessness made him a pillar in his family. This only made his death that much more unbearable.

In order to understand Omar, it's important to understand how he became the man he is in Otherville. This is Part I of his story.

We all know how writer's block affects us when we can't think of any ideas. But what about when we have too many?

Beauty sometimes comes at deadly costs.

He marched onward, acutely aware of the dangers that awaited him at every turn.

I've added the outline for this story at the end so you can see how a story progresses from outline to final version. Ben June 17, 2019...