Five simple steps to plan your book so you can write it quickly
How do you plan a book before you start writing? There are many books designed to help you. Save the Cat takes patterns of popular screenplays in order to organize your writing. Story Grid offers steps to plan your book based on patterns of bestselling books. Story...
If You Want Better Ideas, Start With 100 Bad Ideas
When it comes to the writing process, getting started and generating new ideas can be the hardest part. Unfortunately, ideas don’t always flow that plentifully, good or bad, thus, coming up with your next bestseller or viral article can require some work and strategy....
How to organize your life with the power of a mindmap
How will a mindmap benefit your writing life? As someone who has spent the last ten years working with writers to help them lay out their ideas and organize them into a cohesive writing roadmap, I vouch for the benefits of mindmapping as a tool that helps you stop...
9 Black Female Protagonists Who Teach You How to Develop Character Identity
When you develop a character in your own writing, think about your favorite character in a novel. What do you remember most about them? ???? Is it Sula’s defiance when she cuts off the tip of her own finger? ???? Holden Caulfield’s never-ending attitude? ???? Maybe...
6 Proactive Actions You Can Take To Let Your Writing Flow
Does your writing flow like water? Like everything else in life, writing comes with highs and lows. Sometimes, your ideas and words run with ease; other times, you’ll wonder how you’ll ever get things moving again. Writers, here’s a gentle reminder that building a...About Leigh
I'm a writer and mentor currently living in Argentina. Want to know how I created my ideal writing life?
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