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Nourishing The Muse

Posted onJune 2, 2025June 2, 2025Leave a comment

Even when you write consistently and professionally, there’s a difference between getting words down and feeling creatively alive. Read More …

CategoriesCraft of WritingTagsfor writers, motivation, writing advice

New Opportunities in 2025

Posted onMarch 1, 2025March 1, 2025Leave a comment

2024 was an exciting year for me, with a lot of firsts. Looking forward to this coming year, I’m excited for some of the exciting prospects coming my way. Here’s a look at just a few of them. Read More …

CategoriesNews & UpdatesTagsannouncements, Cons, for fans, for writers, webinars, writing classes, Writing Conferences

The Different Faces of Good Writing

Posted onJune 1, 2024June 1, 2024Leave a comment

I thought it would be a good idea to talk about the different types of quality writing that professional authors will do for their respective styles and genres. Read More …

CategoriesCraft of WritingTagsfor writers, writing tips

Ten Terrible Reasons to Write A Novel

Posted onApril 30, 2024May 1, 2024Leave a comment

1. “I want to finance my retirement.”

2. “I can’t handle the rejection in a normal job.” Read More …

CategoriesJust for FunTagsfor fans, for writers, funny, Top Ten List

The Different Faces of a Storyteller

Posted onMarch 28, 2024March 28, 20241 Comment

People write stories for a variety of reasons, so it only makes sense that the necessary qualities of a good storyteller would vary with the type of story being told. Read More …

CategoriesCraft of WritingTagsfor gamers, for writers, hobby writing, roleplaying

A Few Tips For Naming Characters

Posted onJanuary 30, 2024January 30, 2024Leave a comment

Whenever I give my workshop on word choice to a group of writers, I’m almost always asked about how to name the various people in a story. With that in mind, here are a few tips when christening your characters. Character Names are Seen, not Read More …

CategoriesCraft of WritingTagsfor writers, naming characters

The Hazards of Origin Stories

Posted onOctober 31, 2023October 31, 2023Leave a comment

Our modern media is awash with reboots, adaptations, and re-imaginings, which means that we’ve become very familiar with origin stories involving characters that we already know. While many of these stories are perfectly serviceable, let’s take the opportunity to examine some of the potential issues Read More …

CategoriesCraft of WritingTagsfor writers, origin stories, superheroes, writing tips

Finding Your Unique Writing Process

Posted onAugust 31, 2023August 31, 2023Leave a comment

Years ago, while attending a writing conference as an instructor, I was approached by another writer who asked me what my writing process is. I obligingly described my nightly writing routine as well as giving a few details on my writing goals and how I Read More …

CategoriesCraft of WritingTagsfor writers, writing life, writing tips

I asked 750k People What Would Convince them to Buy an Unknown Author’s Book

Posted onJune 5, 2023June 5, 2023Leave a comment

A couple of months ago, I posted a single question in several Facebook groups for writers and authors with a total membership of over 780,000. My question was this: “What would convince you to buy a book from an author you’ve never heard of?” The Read More …

CategoriesCraft of WritingTagsfor writers, Keltin Moore, marketing, writing tips

Tips for Handling Writer Blindness

Posted onMarch 1, 2023March 1, 2023Leave a comment

Have you become blind to the mistakes in your manuscript? Are you in that limbo of eternal editing without really getting anything done? Here are a few tips to break you out of that ongoing cycle. Change Your Font, Color, and Text Size Oftentimes, we Read More …

CategoriesCraft of WritingTagsediting, for writers, writer blindness

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