When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of it. But if the character […] The post Coping Mechanism Thesaurus Entry: Embracing Responsibility appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.| WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
Happy Birthday, One Stop for Writers! It’s hard to believe, but One Stop for Writers® is officially TEN years old! When Becca and I built One Stop for Writers with Lee (the developer behind Scrivener for Windows), it was a significant departure from books and blogging. But we were on a mission to make writing […] The post Celebrating 10 Years at One Stop for Writers! appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.| WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of it. But if the character […] The post Coping Mechanism Thesaurus Entry: Self-Medicating appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.| WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
I love being the Writers Helping Writers Blog Wizard…and am honored to work closely with the Resident Writing Coaches. They’re all talented, generous authors who share their wisdom to help take your writing to the next level. I’ve learned so much from them, and have a feeling you have, too! This is the 10th year […] The post Meet Our 2025 – 2026 Resident Writing Coaches appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.| WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
This thesaurus will help you write both healthy and unhealthy coping methods so you can chart your character’s path to change and wholeness.| WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
Good news, wonderfulwriterly people…it’s time for our monthly Phenomenal First Pages contest, where we help transform your story’s opening from good to great! If you need a bit of help with your opening, today’s the day to enter for a chance to win professional feedback! (We’ve had past winners tell us they’ve found their dream editors through this […] The post Win Feedback on Your First 3 Pages & Blurb appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.| WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
For anyone considering cowriting: always communicate more than you think you need to. And remember, it’s not a competition—it’s a duet.| WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
for writers who blog and bloggers who write| YeahWrite
for writers who blog and bloggers who write| YeahWrite
for writers who blog and bloggers who write| YeahWrite
TWT’s 4th-Week prompt was -Misplaced, thank you for reading. If you haven’t had a chance to read the 20-word stories of previous week, click here. There were two entries last week and both of them were beautifully crafted. I am sharing my favorite one below. Hope you’ll enjoy. Thank You, everyone, for participating. I learned the hard way […]| Bookish Bubble
Good writing is an art and even more so creative writing. It, like most creative arts, cannot be ‘taught’. There simply do not exist a ‘Do-It-Yourself’ book which can make anyone a writer or should I say – a good writer. Good writing skills are simply something that either you have, or you don’t. But […]| Bookish Bubble