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The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. Ferdinand Foch, French, general from “The 32nd Infantry Division in World War II” by Harold Whittle Blakeley, 1957. via “ The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. “ — Art of Quotation

by Lauren Sapala For the longest time I had major problems doing revisions on my writing. It seemed so easy for everyone else. Why was it so hard for me? Of course, I also had trouble writing. I hardly ever experienced that state of “effortless flow” everyone talked about, in which the words […] via Stuck… Continue reading Stuck with Your Story? Why You Keep Hitting Walls and Dead Ends in Your Writing — A Writer’s Path

by Felicity Annora Hello! And welcome back to the wonderfully, weird corner of the internet. YO GIRL IS BACK WITH A WRITING POST. So before I jump into this headfirst, there’s been some general franticness in the air for writers as NaNoWriMo fast approaches. Me and a friend have been wanting to co-write […] via The… Continue reading The Benefits of Co-Writing — A Writer’s Path

Book covers can be the last thing you think about as an author, but ultimately, they’re the first thing your readers will see. So how do you find a book cover that will perfectly complement the story you’ve written, edited, and worked so hard to create? These days, there are plenty of options. You […] via… Continue reading 5 Things to Look For in a Book Cover — A Writer’s Path

by Jordan Jolley Literary devices are the paintbrush. The story is the painting. We’ve all been taught this ever since we learned how to read. Letters build words. Words build stories. Most of us have also been taught how to make our writing come to life, how to add texture and all that. […] via The… Continue reading The Best Ways to Use Metaphors and Other Literary Devices — A Writer’s Path

by Kelsie Engen I’m deep in the throes of editing my current WIP right now, Broken Time, which is why my poor blog has been taking a backseat. And what this really means is that I’m deep into the nitty-gritty of grammar, word usage, syntax, and pretty much the non-glamorous aspects of writing. […] via 5… Continue reading 5 Overused Words in Fiction — A Writer’s Path

by Elisabeth Wong I write as the inspiration strikes. Inspiration strikes at random times of my life. Huh. Oh, and yeah, you probably did read the title of this post correctly. I mean for it to be in writing mostly, but I can kind of see how this will apply to real life […] via Why… Continue reading Why We Need Clichés — A Writer’s Path

by Richard Risemberg There is one indispensable step to writing, and that is that you must sit down and write. This is technically untrue, and was not such a hard and fast rule in the ancient days: Homer, said to be blind, would have been functionally illiterate; he worked the great epics in […] via Your… Continue reading Your Writing Needs This Pacing — A Writer’s Path

by Cátia Isabel Silva Often enough, when I say someone I’m a writer, people just look at me funny. Well, that’s when they are polite… otherwise, they’ll just say something to the tune of “Everyone is a writer nowadays.”, and, if I might ass, when someone says something like that, please, don’t argue, […] via Are… Continue reading Are There Too Many Writers? — A Writer’s Path

by Doug Lewars I don’t write non-fiction but I know something about it if, for no other reason, than I’ve found it necessary over the years to read a goodly amount of it. Subjects can be highly arcane to mundane; but, the one thing that is critical is research. It is essential that […] via The… Continue reading The Pitfalls of Writing Non-Fiction — A Writer’s Path