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When Writing Doesn’t Come Easy
Full disclosure: writing does not come easy to me. It never has. Reading? I read 700-page books in a day but trying to write is like...
Sydnee Chesley
Oct 25, 20173 min read


Writer Spotlight: Julie Kusma
The Writer's Workout is starting a new series of profiles where every few weeks we post an interview we've done with one of our members...
The Writer's Workout
Oct 10, 20174 min read


How Readers Can Make Better Writers
Since I was a little girl, I’ve always loved to read. I would spend days in my room finishing a book with the din of other children...
Tawny Wagner
Sep 25, 20172 min read


Goal Setting: Begin with the End in Mind
Last year we ran a Pacemaker NaNoWriMo Tournament: Plotters vs Pantsers. The Plotters won, but it didn’t always look like they were going...
Susanna & the Pacemaker Team
Sep 10, 20173 min read


Keep Your Motivation When Writer’s Block Takes Over Your Brain
Whether you’re in the middle of writing a novel, a report for school or work, or in the middle of The Writer’s Games, lack of motivation...
Sarah Perchikoff
Jun 25, 20173 min read
Feedback is Your Friend
Many writers are wary of receiving feedback. I know I was, as a fourteen-year-old who had just finished my first story. It was a thinly...
Callie Bean
May 10, 20176 min read
A Journey Together
My grandmother was the most creative person I have ever known. She could paint, draw, do just about anything crafty, beat me mercilessly...
Rachel Kolodziej
Apr 25, 20173 min read
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