Tag: Writing life

• Throwback Post: Dealing with Critique

  Today, I’m pulling out a post from the archives! The following was first published October 11, 2022. How do you take feedback? Let’s be honest—taking critique can be hard. Even well-meaning, honest critique can sting. So what do you do when you get your story back with red ink? Personally, I don’t look at it…

  Hailey Huntington

  April 18, 2023

  Writing, Writing life

  critique, editing, feedback, Throwback post, Writing, writing advice, Writing life, writing tips

• Make a book plot!

  Ready to make up a book plot? 😉 Genre (birth month): January-March: Mystery April-June: Fantasy July-September: Historical October-December: Sci-Fi Trope (shirt color): Red/Pink: Chosen One Green/Blue: Found Family Yellow/Orange: Secret Identity  Black/White: Friends-to-Lovers Antagonist Trait (favorite drink): Coffee: Heartlessly ruthless Tea: Superiorly cunning Water: Always one step ahead Juice: Endless resources/connections Ending (current weather): Sunny: Happily…

  Hailey Huntington

  March 28, 2023

  Fun, Random

  bookish, Fun, game, Writing life

• Onward

  Sometimes, it’s hard to keep going, to keep writing. Discouragement and doubts rage. You don’t seem to be getting anywhere. Maybe you should just quit, you keep thinking to yourself.  Dear friend, press onward. Find someone you won’t let you just give up.  Imposter syndrome and writing doubts have been a huge struggle of mine.…

  Hailey Huntington

  March 21, 2023

  Uncategorized

  keep writing, Writing, writing advice, writing community, writing encouragement, writing is hard, Writing life, writing motivation, writing struggles

• Writing Resource: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel

  by Jessica Brody publisher’s synopsis SAVE THE CAT!® by Blake Snyder is a popular screenwriting book series and storytelling methodology used by screenwriters, directors, and studio execs across Hollywood. Now, for the first time ever, bestselling author and writing teacher, Jessica Brody, takes the beloved Save the Cat! plotting principals and applies them to the…

  Hailey Huntington

  March 14, 2023

  Book Reviews, Writing

  Jessica Brody, Outlining, pantser, plotter, Plotting, Save the Cat!, Story Structure, structure, Writing, writing craft, Writing life, writing resource

• How Far You’ve Come

  Look back at how far you’ve come.  I have a line-a-day five-year journal, where I jot down a sentence or two each day, and can see what I wrote for that day in the past years. A while ago, I saw my note from last year when my story “Dandelion Wishes” was announced as a finalist…

  Hailey Huntington

  March 7, 2023

  Writing life

  keep writing, Writing, writing advice, writing encouragement, writing growth, Writing life, writing motivaiton, writing struggles

• Writing Update!

  How’s writing going for you, friend? Mine has had some ups and downs, but it’s going well.  I got Brontide back from beta readers mid-January. While struggling through brainstorming edits, I realized that it had some issues at the foundation of the plot that were throwing the whole book off. So, that set me off…

  Hailey Huntington

  February 28, 2023

  Updates, Writing

  Brontide, flash fiction, Havok, Havok Author, Mermaid story, WIP, Writing life, writing news, writing updates

• Newsletters (pt.2)

  On Tuesday, I talked about why readers should subscribe to author/writer newsletters. Now let’s talk about some reasons why writers should have one. They’re similar to why readers should subscribe, but a little different. 1. Publishers want authors with newsletters. Social media is a fickle thing. The algorithm can decide to tank your posts, but…

  Hailey Huntington

  February 16, 2023

  Writing, Writing life

  author newsletters, Newsletter, newsletters, platform, writer, writer newsletter, Writing life, writing updates

• Newsletters (pt. 1)

  If you’ve spent enough time in the bookish world, you’ve probably heard about writer/author newsletters. But what are they? An author newsletter (sometimes also referred to as an email list) is essentially an e-newsletter in which writers typically give some behind-the-scenes peeks or updates about their writing, recommend books, and talk about life. They generally…

  Hailey Huntington

  February 14, 2023

  reading, Writing, Writing life

  author newsletters, newsletters, reader, reader life, supporting authors, supporting writers, Writing, Writing life

• You Don’t Have to Do Social Media

  To my fellow writers on social media, You don’t have to do it all. Social media can be overwhelming. There’s so much you can do, and there’s always the pressure to do more. Plus, social media can be a time-sucking black hole. But you don’t have to do everything on social media. You don’t have…

  Hailey Huntington

  January 26, 2023

  Writing, Writing life

  Facebook, Instagram, platform, platform building, social media, writing encouragement, Writing life, writing struggles

• Comparison

  Writer, stop comparing yourself. I think there are few things that kill creativity as quickly as comparison does. Yet we writers compare ourselves all the time. Word counts, publications, followers—we compare it all. We need to stop. Comparison can grow imposter syndrome, cause discouragement, and possibly create tension between writers. It can lead us to…

  Hailey Huntington

  January 19, 2023

  Writing, Writing life

  comparison, discouragement, imposter syndrome, writer, writer life, Writing, writing advice, writing community, Writing Dangers, Writing life, Writing Mindset, writing struggles