Tag: Writing advice

• The Curse of the Patchwork Novel Strikes Again

  

  The jury is back—I’ve been hit with a case of the curse of the patchwork novel, all over again.

  Vesna Kurilic

  February 10, 2022

  write

  books, creative writing, editing, fiction, fiction writing, literature, nanowrimo, writing, Writing advice, writing life, writing tips

• How Long Can You Go Without Writing?

  

  …and are you sure you are okay?

  Vesna Kurilic

  January 3, 2022

  live, snw, write

  creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, how to write, writing, Writing advice, writing life

• Three Lessons I Learned From Publishing the Third Book in a Series

  

  No lessons, no life. (Good lessons, good life!)

  Vesna Kurilic

  October 25, 2021

  live, plan, write, writing lessons

  books, fiction writing, girls back home, how to write a series, nanowrimo, ranger paraversum, series bible, writing, Writing advice

• (Almost) 20 Things I Learned in 2020

  

  Happy holidays, all! And a special hello to new subscribers from 2020—there have been quite a few of you, and the support is really appreciated. #1 People you talk to in your day-to-day life won’t get ebook publishing. I’ve no idea why I thought it would be different (or I do—the internet told me). In […]

  Vesna Kurilic

  December 30, 2020

  beginners, holidays, live, snw, write

  2021, any writing advice, bad writing advice, end of year post, good writing advice, happy new year, indie author, indie books, indie publishing, indie writer, lessons from 2020, shtriga books, skirts'n'wolves, vesna kurilic, writing, Writing advice, writing lessons

• How to Learn to Write

  

  So, do you wanna go to a real party?

  Vesna Kurilic

  December 23, 2020

  beginners, the wolf on, write, writing lessons

  creative writing, fiction writing, how to write, learn to write, publishing, writing, Writing advice

• 7 Things I Learned From Writing my First Holiday Novella

  

  Tis the season to be… publishing?

  Vesna Kurilic

  December 9, 2020

  announcing, holidays, publish, write

  art deco, creative writing, croatia, dieselpunk, fiction writing, gay murder mystery, gay winter, historical fantasy, historical romance, holiday novella, holigay, how to write, interbellum, m/m mystery, m/m novella, snarky characters, Writing advice, zavizan, zavižan

• I Will Write Today…

  

  Deep breaths. Deep breaths. Deep…

  Vesna Kurilic

  November 25, 2020

  the heavy stuff, write, writing lessons

  creative writing, fiction writing, for writers, freddie and ivan, mystery, nanowrimo, romance, writer's block, writing, Writing advice, writing business, writing life, writing manifesto

• Lucky 7 Books About Writing in the 21st century

  

  Any better ideas on what to do while procrastinating over your novel than reading about how to write?

  Vesna Kurilic

  November 4, 2020

  beginners, publish, write, writing lessons

  beginner writer, books about writing, creative writing, fiction writing, how to oublish a novel, how to publish a book, how to write, how to write a novel, how to write a roance, on writing, publishing, story structure, writing, writing a novel, Writing advice, writing books, writing business, writing romance

• 5+2 Quick Things You Can do Today to Start Prepping For NaNo

  

  Got a minute for your novel? How about five?

  Vesna Kurilic

  October 7, 2020

  plan, thirty days, write, writing lessons

  creative writing, Nano prep, nanowrimo, writing, Writing advice, writing life

• Why I’m Still Excited About NaNo Ten Years in—And Why You Should be, Too

  

  Just a month to go!

  Vesna Kurilic

  September 30, 2020

  plan, the wolf on, thirty days, want, write

  creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, Nano, nanowrimo, writing, Writing advice, writing life