How to Turn Your Plot Points into Scenes {yes, another outlining post}
I was going to let outlining rest now and post about something else, but a question a friend commented kept niggling at the back of my head. And I just couldn’t let it go. In an article a few weeks ago, I discussed my current, complicated outlining method, but I totally neglected to give tips […]
Lessons Learned from Not Writing
I haven’t not been writing for more than a few days altogether in a long time. I just write like that — in bulk, pushing myself as far as I can go. But now I’m not writing. In fact, I’m not doing a lot of the things I have always been pushing myself to do. […]
More than a Second Chance by Lisa Renee (Blog Tour Intro)
Welcome to the blog tour intro for Lisa Renee’s novel, More than a Second Chance! This Christian contemporary novel, which features some tough themes and sweet romance, is on tour with Reveries Co. for the next month! There’s a giveaway, there are interviews, there are reviews, there are book spotlights … all in all, it’s […]
My #1 Regret from Publishing Young
As you all know, I published The Dressmaker’s Secret back in January 2016 when I was only fifteen years old. While I’m not the youngest person to ever published, that was still young by most standards, and … it was a mistake. I don’t say that lightly. I’ve weighed the pros and cons, and I […]
5 Non-Outline NaNoWriMo Prep Necessities
NaNoWriMo prep generally revolves around outlining, daydreaming, and pep talks, but there are some other things you’ll want to have prepared ahead of time. What if you miss them? Last week I wrote about how to create your outline, and this week I’ll dive into these other, lesser-known-but-very-important elements of NaNoWriMo prep. Note: I’m working […]
How My Current Outlining Method Works
Today I’m going to be using my outline for Ivy Introspective to show y’all how I plan for NaNoWriMo, outlining-wise. My current outlining method is my current favorite, obviously, and I hope it’s helpful to you! Next week I’m hoping to fill you in on some non-outlining ways to prep for NaNo, but an outline […]
5 Practical Steps to Overcoming Unfinisheditis
You’ve had it. I’ve had it. We’ve all had it. That’s what writing is for beginners, after all – not finishing stories. And it’s okay, at first, to test out a thousand little plot bunnies. But at some point, to become an author, you must finish a novel. Still, it’s not like it’s easy. So […]
How to Punctuate Dialogue for Beginners (and people like me who never paid attention)
There are punctuation rules you might not have run across in your essay writing – or at least you didn’t probably run into it often. If you read a lot, you’ve seen it … but do you remember? I had to learn how to punctuate dialogue after I started writing, and it wasn’t necessarily the […]
New Blog Schedule & Other Changes to Reveries
You may be clicking on this post with some trepidation. I mean, I would be, too. What reason have you to trust me? I’ve let you down so many times. It’s been a couple months since I’ve been able to consistently stick to a schedule on Reveries, and even before then, it was rough. And […]
3 Annoying Female Lead Tropes in Historical Romances
There are a lot of annoying female lead tropes out there. There are a lot of ALL KINDS OF tropes out there. But I read a lot of historical romance. And so that’s what bugs me. In this post, I’m going to be pulling apart three annoying female lead tropes in historical romance … because […]
This is Your Permission to NOT Publish
Dear young writer, I don’t know where you are in your writing journey. But I know so many writers like you who put their all into their craft. You care about writing, so naturally you want to make a career out if it. Is it any wonder you want to be published? But should you? […]
Courage, Dear Heart {a poem story}
Hello readers! I don’t usually do this on Reveries, but I just finished this poem – Courage, Dear Heart – and I decided I needed to share it with someone. It’s a bit different than most poetry. You see, it tells a story … and shares a message … and is based loosely off a […]
