We all sing about the Twelve Days of Christmas, but you might not have realized that the pagan celebration of Yule is twelve days long, starting (this year) with the eve of the winter solstice on December 20 and ending on December 31. 

A Combination as Good as Santa’s Cookies and Milk:

Incorporating holidays into writing

Use suspense techniques to strengthen your writing.

Time away from the keyboard boosts writing power

Attempting to gain new readers through the Wattpad platform was a failure for me. I’m happy to share my experience to assist other a

Using time to outline a novel

It’s still summer. In between picnics, parties, and vacations, who has time to write?

Welcome back to guest blogger Lucy Adams. I'm particularly eager to hear how different activities can boost our creativity as it is a subject I keep going back to this year. Take a moment to read her ideas. I'd love to know whether you have tried any of these or plan to. I'm definitely doing the exercise described under number #5.

You might remember in March when I started talking about stretching my creativity by doing things that took me away from my normal activities and outside my comfort zone. I called this my “Never done THIS before” challenge and asked you all to join me.