Red Wolf's Room

  Why a Red Wolf: The Origin Story My blog came about for a college course. It developed over time as I figured out how to be a blogger and narrowed down what I wanted to write about. For me, naming something is difficult, whether it's a story or stuffed animal (hey, it's a big decision!). But naming my blog without really knowing the content it would contain, I decided it had to be a general name. And privacy was my main issue, so I thought, "I love red and I love wolves, so 'Red Wolf .'" It would become my name. In one of my drawing courses, my teacher spent several classes discussing the concept of space. A blog is a personal space for the writer, so I looked through words for describing a space. "Room" won out because it starts with the letter "R" to match "Red." So, that's the story of "Red Wolf's Room." I recently thought to look into the significance of a red wolf since that color of wolf actually does exi...

 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 ...

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 t...