by Sarah Kuiken | Jun 21, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
Time management might be the most relatable struggle out there. There never seems to be quite enough time in the day, does there? For years, we tell other people (and ourselves) that we “don’t have enough time to write,” though we somehow seem to find the time to...
by Sarah Kuiken | May 31, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
Many of us dream of a true writing career. We envision our lives as successful writers: the Instagram-worthy photos of the desk where we release our creative genius, the legions of adoring fans, the critical acclaim … There’s just one problem. The process of actually...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Apr 20, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
If you’ve followed D2D online, tuning in to our livestreams and podcasts, you’ve heard me mention my co-worker, Elyssa. She’s brilliant, and I honestly don’t know how we’d get anything done around this place without her. Today happens to be her birthday (happy...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Mar 8, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
In the earliest days of my writing career, before it could even be tagged as a “writing career,” I had a particular and persistent vision of what the writer’s life looked like. It was informed by television shows and movies, and by snatches of behind-the-scenes...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Mar 1, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
Throughout this series we’ve covered a variety of ways to build a better character using their actions, their dialogue, even their senses. We can add rich depth to our characters with these tools, elevating them from two-dimensional constructs to three-dimensional...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Feb 22, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
In the real world, we tend to only notice the input of our senses when something is wrong. Typically our sensory perception is passive. Our eyes, ears, nose, and skin are always feeding our brains some sort of signal, but that input isn’t always at our top level of...