by nb7o7 | Feb 20, 2026 | blog, Cosmic Ink, Uncategorized, Writer Archetypes
Recently, a close writing friend told me he would forgive a writer for a messy plot if there was underlying passion and depth. I agreed. When you pick up your typical mass market paperback, you’re presented with a perfectly formulated product. It was written to...
by nb7o7 | Jan 24, 2026 | blog, Uncategorized
By Joseph Sale The 2006 Christopher Nolan film The Prestige, based on the novel by Christopher Priest, has a lot to tell us about how to write compelling stories. Though there are many things to learn from the way it presents us with a story of two...
by nb7o7 | Jan 17, 2026 | blog, Uncategorized, Writer Archetypes
Have you ever felt like your writing comes from some deep, true place inside you, but you can’t quite pinpoint what that place is or why you’re compelled to write what you write? I had always wanted to be a writer. I think many introverts feel the same...
by nb7o7 | Jan 9, 2026 | blog, Uncategorized, Writer Archetypes
Have you ever wondered why certain writing advice works for some authors but feels completely wrong for you? Why some writers painstakingly map out intricate plots while others discover their stories by letting their characters run amok? Or why marketing strategies...
by nb7o7 | Dec 27, 2025 | blog, Uncategorized, Writer Archetypes
For years, I’ve been obsessed with finding an answer to these questions: Why do writers get stuck and discouraged? Why do we lose inspiration? Why are we averse to putting ourselves out there and promoting our work? Over the past five months, I’ve been...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Aug 6, 2024 | blog, Uncategorized
In our last post, Living Your Best Life as an Author: An Exercise in Creative Visualization, we developed a clear idea of what we want and why we’re working so hard to be a fiction author. But how do we get from where we are to that vision we have for our future?...
