Wondering what gifts to get your writer friends (or yourself) for the holidays? Wonder no more! On today’s vlog, I share five gift ideas that are great for the holidays, birthdays, and other special occasions. Hope you enjoy watching it and hope you have a very happy holiday season! Peg Cheng (she/her) is an author, … Continue reading Holiday Gifts for Writers
Today’s vlog was inspired by a question I received at my Fear & Writing Workshop for the Seattle Public Library’s Seattle Writes Program. Someone asked, how do you choose what to write next? Or, how do you choose what to write when you’re just starting out? It’s a great question. Short story? Essay? Poem? Novel? … Continue reading How Do You Choose What to Write Next?
I’m excited to present to you my first ever VLOG! That’s a video blog post! I’m now recording vlogs in addition to writing blog posts. It’s a way to shake myself up, have fun creating something with Marcus, and most importantly, to share things I’ve learned in a visual and auditory way, rather than just … Continue reading How to Feel the Fear & Write Every Day
Before I write a novel, I plan and plot it out. To me, planning and plotting is like creating your map before going on a road trip. Unlike Plotters, I don’t want to map out every single stop along the way; but unlike Pantsers, I also don’t want to take off and not know where … Continue reading How I Plan and Plot a Novel
In my last post, I talked about what I consider to be the most fun part of the self-publishing process: designing your novel’s cover. In today’s post, I’m sharing what I consider to be the hardest part of self-publishing: writing your novel’s back cover. Now, some indie authors plan on only offering their novel as … Continue reading Write Your Novel’s Back Cover First
