## Why Your Story Feels Like It's Running on Empty You're 30,000 words into your novel. Last week, you couldn't wait to sit down and write. This week? Opening that document feels like a chore. Your characters are doing things, sure, but you're not en...
## Why You're Getting Stuck (And How Two Simple Techniques Can Fix It) You know that feeling, right? You're cruising along with your story, the words are flowing, your characters are doing interesting things, and then... nothing. You hit page 50 (or ...
## The Problem Every Writer Faces You know that sinking feeling, right? You're 60,000 words into your novel, or reaching the climax of your short story, and suddenly you realize you have no idea how to end this thing. The beginning was brilliant. The...
## Why Writing Feels Like Fighting Yourself (And How to Win) You know that voice, right? The one that whispers—or sometimes shouts—that your writing is terrible, that you're wasting your time, that real writers don't struggle like this? That voic...
## The Stephen King Solution: Writing Your Way Out of the Middle You know that feeling. You're 20,000 words into your novel, the initial excitement has worn off, and suddenly you have no idea what happens next. Your protagonist is stuck in a metaphor...
## Why Your Plot Holes Might Actually Be Character Problems You're deep into your manuscript when a beta reader asks the question that makes your stomach drop: "Wait, why doesn't your protagonist just call the police?" Or maybe it's "Why would she go...
## Why Your Inner Critic Needs a Story Bible (And How It'll Save Your Sanity) You know that feeling when you're deep into your manuscript and suddenly convince yourself that everything you've written is garbage? That your protagonist's voice complete...
## Why Your Stories Keep Stalling Out (And How Character Archetypes Can Save You) You know that feeling, right? You start a story with incredible enthusiasm. The first few chapters practically write themselves. Your fingers fly across the keyboard, a...
## The Writer's Dilemma We've All Faced You're 30,000 words into your novel when it hits you: that electric spark of a *brand new story idea*. It's shiny, it's exciting, and suddenly your current project feels about as thrilling as watching paint dry...
## The Dialogue Dilemma We All Face You know that feeling when you're writing a conversation between your characters and it just sounds... off? Maybe it's too formal, too expository, or reads like a script from an educational video circa 1987. You de...