Elise L. Blake
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Elise is a full-time writing coach and novelist. She is a recent college graduate from Southern New Hampshire University where she earned her BA in Creative Writing.
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Stop Trashing Your Cringy Writing. Top Story - April 2024.
I can't be alone when I say that I've looked back on some of my past writing and the only things that came to my mind were to ask myself what in the world made me write something like that or to look for the closest thing to help me set it on fire.
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Writers
Six Things Neil Gaiman Teaches Us About Writing
Neil Gaiman, the author of works you may know such as Coraline (2002), Good Omens (1990), and American Gods (2001) has crossed genres and inspired generation after generation of writers and authors alike and continues to do so.
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Writers
What It Means To Write What You Know
Write What You Know You will never see a writing advice space without these famously confusing words. But what does it mean? Is it that I can only write about things I know about? Can I not make my main character a vampire princess who has to defy their parents to save the kingdom? Because I certainly don't know what it means to be a vampire princess or save a kingdom.
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Writers
Stop Using The Hero's Journey In Your Novels
While the hero's journey seems to be the go-to outlining technique when writing a novel - it's far from perfect. While there's truly no perfect system when it comes to writing your outline, today we are focusing on just the flaws in this well-known and overused one.
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Writers
This Week's Posts
It's been another week of writing for me and I hope for you as well! In case you missed any of my articles this week here is a roundup of everything we've discussed this past week. From implementing good writing habits to a step-by-step guide to finishing your novel there is something for everyone no matter the stage in their writing journey.
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Writers
3 Lessons On Writing I Wish I Knew Sooner
There are always things when it comes to writing that I wish I knew yesterday instead of learning too late. But since I don't have a time machine, here are the three lessons I wish someone had thought to put down on paper for me instead of waiting until I learned them the hard way.
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Writers
6 Things About Writing I Wish I Could Go Back In Time And Tell Myself
We all wish for a time machine for one reason or another. Sometimes it's to go back and play the numbers for a big lottery jackpot. To see a loved one more time, or to go and tell our past selves not to go on that date because we're going to get our hearts broken.
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Writers
Good Habits All Writers Share
Writers have a lot of things in common and the same can be said for some of the habits they share. Now not all of these habits are good habits, such as our levels of procrastination, or how most of us haven't had anything to drink besides caffeinated drinks for longer than we might like to admit.
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Writers
