Busting the "Well-Read" Myth
“Busting the ‘Well-Read’ Myth” by Meg Trast “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all else: read a lot and write a...
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Meg Trast
- Jan 31, 2020
- 3 min
4 Ways to Identify "Theme" In Your Stories
4 Ways to Identify Theme In Your Stories by Meg Trast I’ve been a-pondering quite a bit these past few weeks about “themes,” what they...
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Meg Trast
- Jan 14, 2020
- 5 min
"Had," One Year Later
"Had," One Year Later by Meg Trast I begin drafting this on the one-year anniversary of my “bad words” post. A great indication I’ve...
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Meg Trast
- Dec 31, 2019
- 3 min
4 Ways to Write what You Know
Earlier this year, I wrote a post called, "What do you know?" I covered this topic to great extent in my book, but of course since...
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Meg Trast
- Dec 2, 2019
- 4 min
6 Ways to Keep in Character (without character sheets)
6 Ways to Keep in Character (without character sheets) - character consistency for fiction novels.
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Meg Trast
- Nov 22, 2019
- 7 min
Landscape, Memory, Imagination. by guest blogger Marian L. Thorpe
Landscape, Memory, Imagination. by Marian L. Thorpe I grew up reading classic English children’s books: Winnie-the-Pooh, first, and later...
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Meg Trast
- Nov 15, 2019
- 7 min
It's your voice! Use it! by guest blogger KateMarie Collins
It's your voice! Use it! by KateMarie Collins One thing I’ve always admired about the fantasy genre is it doesn’t talk down to readers....
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Meg Trast
- Nov 8, 2019
- 8 min
Books are Better with a Beta Reader, by guest blogger Carly Spade
Beta readers and critique partners are only necessary if you aren’t confident in your work
.Now that we got that misconception out of the wa
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Meg Trast
- Jun 18, 2019
- 6 min
What do you know?
Before I jump in, I must apologize for not posting as scheduled last week! Monday morning, I hit a deer on the highway and spent the day...
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Meg Trast
- May 27, 2019
- 6 min
Trust Your Readers
It can be tempting to over-explain in your writing. Sometimes you may feel the need to add an extra thought or sentence for clarity’s...
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Meg Trast
- May 20, 2019
- 4 min
Remain in the Present
Today, I’d like to talk about something that can really make or break your creative pose in terms of walking your reader through any...
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Meg Trast
- May 12, 2019
- 5 min
Strip Your Sentences
Happy Sunday, my dear writer friends! Before we dive in this week, I'd like to share that I've recently interviewed with the talented...
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Meg Trast
- May 5, 2019
- 5 min
Establish Your Perspective
Before I delve into today’s topic, I’d like to remind you that my new book, Write That Book You Keep Talking About: How to stop planning...
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Meg Trast
- Apr 7, 2019
- 12 min
Outlining
Unfortunately, Wix has not yet resolved my text editing issue, so I’m still missing bios for the new beta readers. Please stick around to...
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Meg Trast
- Apr 2, 2019
- 3 min
Homophones
Before we begin today, a quick announcement! I was recently a guest on Natalie Lockett's Write Away Podcast, which you can listen to on...
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Meg Trast
- Mar 24, 2019
- 6 min
Prologues
Let’s talk about prologues today! Every author and, in turn, every reader, has their own opinions about prologues. This is especially...
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Meg Trast
- Mar 3, 2019
- 10 min
Overcoming Writer's Block
Of constant discussion in circles of writing is the accursed Writer’s Block. (source) Among these conversations are statements like,...
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Meg Trast
- Feb 24, 2019
- 4 min
Break the Rules
I’d like to wrap up this #febeditmonth with a challenge, both for authors and editors. Earlier this week, I was confronted by someone...
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Meg Trast
- Feb 17, 2019
- 5 min
How to Handle Critical Feedback
During this edit month, I'd like to highlight the differences between positive feedback, critical feedback, and negative feedback, and...
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Meg Trast
- Feb 10, 2019
- 6 min
What's in a Beta
February is a month dedicated to editing! How fitting that the topic should come up as a controversial conversation this week on twitter...
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