Monthly Contest: Guest Editor, Show-Don’t-Tell Edition
Hey, wonderfulwriterly people! It’s time for Phenomenal First Pages, our monthly critique contest. But this is different than any contest we’ve had before. Winners will receive professional feedback on a page of their choice that needs help with show-don’t-tell…plus live coaching. How exciting is that? Five winners will…
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/06/show-dont-tell-contest-june-25/
FreeEssayWriter.ai Is June’s Top Pick for Free AI Writing – Here’s What’s New
✨ New features. Same free access. FreeEssayWriter.ai keeps getting better this June.
👉 https://aiessaywriter.teachable.com/p/freeessaywriter-ai-top-free-ai-writing-june-2025
#FreeAIWriting #StudentTools #WritingHelp
Indie Author Magazine
April 2025 Issue
https://indieauthormagazine.com
Wendy Van Camp has an essay in this issue. It is part of the Neurodivergent Authors series. "Stay Focused, Keep Writing: How StimuWrite Helps Neurodivergent Authors Beat Distraction." Where I review a free writing program called "Stimuwrite."
#writingtips #essay #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writers #writingadvice #author #books #writinghelp #IAM #stimuwrite
Struggling to organize your thoughts before writing an assignment? 📝 Here’s a guide to help you structure your ideas and boost your writing efficiency in 2025! Don’t forget, professional writing services like SharkPapers and MyPerfectPaper can give you a helping hand!
💡 #AssignmentTips #WritingHelp #StudentSuccess #AcademicWriting #TimeManagement
How to Create a Writing Prompt Jar for Inspiration:
Explore new worlds with writing prompts
an essay by Wendy Van Camp
Found on #Medium
https://medium.com/@wvancamp/how-to-create-a-writing-prompt-jar-for-inspiration-225bcf4b3a8e
As a writing coach I often mentor new poets and writers in methods to strengthen their writing process. A writing prompt jar is quite analog, but an old way can be a gateway into thought processes.
#writingtips #essays #writingcommunity #writing #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writingadvice #writinghelp #prompts #promptjar
Been thinking about making a new #OC, some kind of bird. Specifically they'll play an antagonistic role in stories, mostly as a 'dark wizard' type of character or perhaps a rival soldier to a martial character like Silus.
What birds are good for 'evil' or antagonist roles? I feel like owls or corvids have a monopoly on wizard shit, so that might be good? But what birds are martial characters, some sort of eagle?
I need some help!
Hybrid Planning For Writers:
Combining a bullet journal with a digital calendar for daily planning
an essay by Wendy Van Camp
Found on #Medium
https://medium.com/p/aa4350ba88c1
#writingtips #essays #writingcommunity #writing #writers #writingadvice #writinghelp #bujo #bulletjournal #bulletjournalcommunity #digitialcalendar #googlecalendar #planningtips
#Writing #Lawyer #Writers #WritingHelp
Does anyone know how English Inheritance Law worked in the 1930s, especially in regard to Capital Criminals?
I’ve been quiet lately, mostly because I’ve been focusing on projects. However I’m struggling with a Title for my #ttrpg . I’ve been chopping up more word salads than a slap chop infomercial. Some of the better ideas are DLC titles for a really popular computer game, which is just a flood of noise. Some are titles for RPG adjacent books. I’ve run aground on this particular #writersblock #writinghelp #scifi
It's time to take that risk. #createit22 #forwriters #forartists #writinghelp #artistadvice
https://youtu.be/Ly479TLd2zw
Fiction exists, in part, to help both creator and audience process issues, learn empathy, and learn about themselves.
That's why we NEED #MarySue. Yes, I will die on this hill. #CreateIt22 #writers #writinghelp
"Failure" is a permanent state, and irreparable.
Art is never a permanent state. Art is DOING, movement, inertia.
This means, creative, that you cannot fail in art. #CreateIt22
#writingcommunity #forartists #arthelp #writinghelp #creatives
Modern Commonplace Book: Cultivating Organic Storytelling for Authors and Poets
an essay by Wendy Van Camp
Found on #Medium
https://medium.com/p/d0078ccd375f/
A personal story of overcoming writer's block
#writingtips #writingcommunity #writingadvice #writinghelp #commonplacebook
As a writer, you’ve probably been using some form of outline to help structure your work since grade school.
But have you ever tried incorporating recursive outlines into your practice? A flexible, recursive outline can keep your writing on track while also making room for your ideas to evolve. https://ideasonfire.net/recursive-outlines/
#WritingTips #WritingHelp #WritingRoutines #ScholarlyWriting
Want to get creatively stronger?
Then you need to push to creative failure. #CreateIt22
#writingadvice #writinghelp #artisthelp #forartists #forwriters
What you put in determines what you get out.
It's time to (briefly) talk about what happens when you're no longer blocked. #CreateIt22
#writersblock #getunstuck #writinghelp #artisthelp #artistshelpingartists
The bad news: Creative, you'll never be "ready."
Here's the good news: you don't have to wait until you're ready. You can start right now. #CreateIt22
#forwriters #forartist #writinghelp #arthelp #creatives #writersblock #overcomingfear
Your inner critic is a liar.
Your inner critic is a bully.
It's time to kick that guy in the head and run. #CreateIt22
#forwriters #forartists #writinghelp #artists #art #writers #artistsofmastodon
A step-by-step guide to crafting authentic historical fiction with thorough research, character development, and a balance of fact with fiction.
#writingguide #guide #writingtips #historicalfiction #fiction #fictionwriting #writinghelp
https://storiesgoeveron.com/how-to-write-historical-fiction/
Plotting and Structure:
Tools For Organizing A Compelling Narrative
an essay by Wendy Van Camp
Tips on being more organized as you develop the narrative for your books.
Is now available to read on Medium!
https://medium.com/p/3f465e0fe6b5
