Jacqueline Halase 10/22/25 Jacqueline Halase 10/22/25

Research Like a Pro

Tips and tricks to help guide fiction writers in their research process

Jacqueline Halase 10/15/25 Jacqueline Halase 10/15/25

Survival Guide: Being a Writer with a Day Job

Ideas for putting a positive spin on your day job when you’d really rather be writing

Jacqueline Halase 10/9/25 Jacqueline Halase 10/9/25

How to Start

Tips on how to start writing a book

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Writing When You’re Afraid

Ideas for how to face your writing when fear is holding you back

Jacqueline Halase 9/18/25 Jacqueline Halase 9/18/25

Write Like a Martial Artist

A few Taekwondo takeaways that can be applied to the writer’s craft

Jacqueline Halase 9/3/25 Jacqueline Halase 9/3/25

Writing When You’re Overwhelmed (Part 2)

How can writing help us move through the difficult seasons of life?

Jacqueline Halase 8/27/25 Jacqueline Halase 8/27/25

Writing When You’re Overwhelmed (Part One)

Practical tips to use when writing feels like a lot

Jacqueline Halase 8/6/25 Jacqueline Halase 8/6/25

Editing Your First Draft

A framework for editing your first draft based on the roles of professional editors in the publishing industry

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Managing Stress as a Writer

A few thoughts on how to identify and eliminate stress in your writing time

Jacqueline Halase 5/28/25 Jacqueline Halase 5/28/25

Writing Humor

Quick tips for writing authentic humor in fiction

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Growing Your Writing Skills in Daily Life

A few ideas for how feed your soul when you aren’t getting enough time to write

Jacqueline Halase 5/14/25 Jacqueline Halase 5/14/25

Mental Health for Writers Part 2

A few more suggestions for how to take care of yourself as a writer

Jacqueline Halase 5/7/25 Jacqueline Halase 5/7/25

Planning vs. Pantsing

Should writers plan or pants? The answer: yes!

Jacqueline Halase 4/30/25 Jacqueline Halase 4/30/25

The Great Power—and Responsibility—of Fiction Writers

What is your greatest superpower as a fiction writer?

Jacqueline Halase 3/12/25 Jacqueline Halase 3/12/25

Stage to Page: Writing Character Dynamics in Fiction

A few more ideas for fiction writers who wish to hone and enhance the dynamics between their characters

Jacqueline Halase 2/26/25 Jacqueline Halase 2/26/25

Writing Like an Editor

A few thoughts on how writers can approach their work with the editing process in mind

Jacqueline Halase 2/19/25 Jacqueline Halase 2/19/25

Facing Writer’s Block

Five strategies for dealing with writer’s block

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Stage to Page: What Can Acting Teach Us About Writing?

Here are a couple ways that theatre school made me a better writer.

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Rhythms for Writing

A few considerations for healthy rhythms we can establish as writers

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Discovering the Unexpected in Everyday Settings

Unexpected things are happening in the real world, every day, in thousands of different ways. Those moments make our stories—both real and imagined—richer and more compelling.