Kristen Lamb

Author's posts

Faces of Facebook—Is Technology Killing Your Muse?

When we are hyper-stimulated constantly on-line aren’t we doing the same thing to the muse? She needs care. She needs rest. And she needs a diet that consists of more than kitten videos and click-bait.

Description—The Good the Bad and the Just Please STOP

Can we be really honest about our description? Is it really remarkable or simply filling space? Are we weaving a spell that captures readers or are we boring them into a coma?

So You Wrote a First Draft—Dear God! What NOW?

If we add too much of the wrong thing, we can spoil the entire novel. If we cut too much of the right stuff we can collapse the story.

Are We Undermining Our Own Writing Success?

I find that often when I work on habits in one area, other areas also improve. When I zoom in on waste in one area, I become aware of it in others.

Want Success? Embrace the GRIND

What do you want? How badly do you want it? What are you willing to sacrifice? These are the questions we must ask not once, but daily. There is no success without the GRIND.