Red Wolf's Room

 Welcome Lia to Red Wolf's Room .  In a previous post, I wrote about my reasons for turning to writing and now I have asked another writer what her motivations were and are: Writing has always been my biggest passion. I grew up with stories. I was the kid who made up elaborate stories with her toys. I had a natural talent for writing, and all my teachers growing up encouraged me to pursue it. When I fully understood my love for storytelling, it quickly became something I took very seriously. With my involvement in NaNoWriMo this year, I’ve had to learn how to write under pressure. As such, I’ve noticed two key factors which help whenever I find myself struggling. Music : I’m someone who relies heavily on music, not only for writing, but for the development of my story-line. I could be sitting on the bus, mindlessly listening to my iPod, when I’ll have a revelation, inspired by a lyric or a melody, regarding a plot point that had me stuck. Music’s also

I was a guest blogger for Lia over on her blog for NaNoWriMo to give advice on Writer's Block.  Click here to head over there. In addition to the tips I gave over on Lia's post, struggling writers can also: Do Something Else :   Changing your thoughts allows your mind to put the writing problem on the back burner and to focus on something else.   Read a book, go for a walk, do a chore or two, listen to music, work on another project, (whatever your heart desires) and return to it later in the day.   Looking at blogs can also be helpful since there are blogs on all sorts of topics (food, interior design, writing, religion...).   Check out the magazine Artful Blogging : https://stampington.com/Artful-Blogging-Winter-2016 Leave it for Another Day :   Much like the previous solution (see above), giving your mind a break so it can absorb what you've written usually allows it time to think up new ideas.   When you think you have done all that you can for your w

Being avid readers, writers (and people of other professions) can accumulate a lot books to the point where the bookshelf has books plugging every hole horizontally, vertically and, for the more desperate, diagonally.  That type of bookshelf can be nice to look through if you're in a second-hand bookshop; it gives you a sense of looking for lost treasure.  However, for a bookshelf in a home or office, it's not so nice.  That being said, I have come up with a few ways to lessen the burden we bookworms must bear: Step 1 - Separate     Go through all your books and see which ones you don't want anymore which may consist of: ·    Books you have not read in years and don't interest you ·    Books you know very well, but are not  among your favorites ·    Books that do not hold any sentimental   value ·    Books you have read and didn't enjoy Step 2 - Donate      Now that you've got a pile of books you no longer want/need, you can donate th