by Tea | Jun 17, 2025 | how to, How To Be a Writer, Tips, writing
Find the post on my Substack! Back in the days before chronic illness, I found myself indulging in binge writing sessions. Much like a bad habit of bingeing on ice cream while watching the LOTR extended trilogy (because comfort movies need a partner), they’d leave me...
by Tea | Oct 1, 2024 | how to, How To Be a Writer, Tips, writing
Let me set the scene for you when you get stuck. Because it isn’t a matter of if. It is when. You are firing up your laptop, flexing your fingers because today is the end of your story. You’ve got one chapter left. You sit there, perky, cup of caffeinated beverage at...
by Tea | Jul 1, 2024 | how to, How To Be a Writer, Tips, writing
“I’ve never sat down and stared at anyone before,” he said. “I am very sad about it.” “That’s bad,” she said, shockingly. “But I could try for the right human female,” said the man surprisingly. “Well, that’s great,” she said. “How sad are you anyway?” my bAD ATTEMPT...
by Tea | Oct 7, 2023 | how to, How To Be a Writer, Tips, writing
When I started writing, in what feels like a lifetime ago, I felt invincible. I felt miserable. Elated at one turn, frustrated at another. The writer’s life. Though I have met plenty of writers who share openly their utter ecstasy of writing and creating, I have...
by Tea | Jun 11, 2023 | how to, How To Be a Writer, writing
A while back, I saw some discourse about outlining. Now this started due to a post about George R.R. Martin and his delay on the next book for his Game Of Thrones series. There was this sort of smug superiority going on that if he just had an outline that he’d...
by Tea | Jun 3, 2023 | how to, writing
/A short blog today because it has been a week/ There’s a pretty common thread that pops up in writing groups and on reddit. “I want to write ____ but I’m not _____. Can I still write something like it?” And my head hurts every time due to some...
