writing motivation – D.N. Bryn

Let’s talk about OUR BLOODY PEARL.

By dnbrynPosted on November 11, 2019Posted in other, Pearl: the novel, updates, writing articlesTagged writer's life, writing, writing motivation

Also known as: a thing I want to say to readers, reviews, writers, and most importantly, myself. Some facts about OUR BLOODY PEARL: I self-published it 16 months ago It’s the second book I ever wrote It’s the first book I ever edited to completion It’s the first anything I ever published Another fact: It’s […]

A motivational word on skill development.

By dnbrynPosted on August 24, 2019Posted in other, writing articlesTagged encouragement, writing motivation

Sometimes I feel like my writing ability is barely edging forward—that if my skill is growing, it’s only doing so under the surface. But then I look at the difference in the same basic scene I wrote in my first novel and in my fifth, and it’s breathtaking. In the first, a young woman discovers […]

Writing: Hobby vs Career. (Spoilers: both are hard!)

By dnbrynPosted on July 6, 2019Posted in method, other, writing articlesTagged how to write, writers on writing, writing advice, writing encouragement, writing is hard, writing motivation

If you want to write as a career you’ll have to write on days you don’t want to. You’ll have to write when you aren’t motivated, when you aren’t in the mood, when writing isn’t any fun. Just because writing is something people can have fun doing, doesn’t mean it’s not a challenging and often tiresome career choice. Just as […]

The Writer VS Criticism

By dnbrynPosted on May 25, 2019Posted in other, writing articlesTagged critique, encouragement, writers on writing, writing, writing help, writing motivation

I’ll tell you a secret: I’m deathly afraid that no one actually likes my writing. (Which is a little silly when my debut is receiving a few hundred five star reviews for every one star equivalent, but brains aren’t always very logical). So if you’re doubting your own writing and whether people enjoy it, you aren’t […]

A Word to Amateur Authors

By dnbrynPosted on January 13, 2019Posted in method, other, writing articlesTagged authors, stories, writers, writing, writing community, writing motivation

My friends, my pals, my buddies, my fellow writers: Stop putting yourself down because some professional author with three best sellers writes better than you. Writing is a difficult skill that takes persistence and time to master. It takes writing bad books, then mediocre books, before you can finally write the good books, and then eventually […]

Fighting Writer’s Block 101

By dnbrynPosted on December 9, 2018Posted in method, writing articlesTagged amwriting, writer's block, writer's life, writers on writing, writing help, writing motivation, writing resources, writing things, writing tips

I have various motivational tips and things in this tag, so I’ll keep this to the basics. It depends a lot on what kind of writers block you’re having. “I can’t figure out what happens next.” Take a break, breathe, and outline. Even if you’re not a big outliner, having a direction to go in can […]

Not all books are made equal.

By dnbrynPosted on December 1, 2018Posted in other, writing articlesTagged motivational, writers on writing, writing advice, writing motivation

(Not all books are made equal.) The making of not all books is equal. Some stories take ages to write, and longer to edit. Some you can knock out in what feels like an instant. Some are long. Some are short. Some are complex. Some are simple. Some challenge us to grow and some inspire […]