Barbara King
Bio
Barbara King is a full-time writing coach and novelist. King is a recent college graduate from Southern New Hampshire University where she earned her BA in Creative Writing.
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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 Barbara King2 months 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 Barbara King2 months 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 Barbara King2 months ago in Writers
Whatever You Want To Call It - You Need This If You're Going To Write A Novel
There's one thing when it comes to writing that somehow manages to start wars between factions of writers and sends others scrambling back from their computers, or clicking out of this article faster than it takes them to blink.
By Barbara King2 months ago in Writers
The Writing Advice That's Been Said Wrong Over and Over Again
If you were to stand in a room of a hundred authors and ask each of them individually for their best writing advice almost 90% of them are going to give you the advice that your first draft is going to be shitty and that it's not a reason to give up.
By Barbara King2 months ago in Writers
15 Quotes About Writing In Case You Thought About Quitting Today
--- There are some days when the writing is too difficult and we think about quitting. If you're thinking about quitting for the day, shutting down your computer taking a break, and getting back to it the next day then by all means continue.
By Barbara King2 months ago in Writers
The Formula to Transition from Writer to Author
Anyone can be a writer, all it takes is the act of writing words down or preserving them in some way where they can be read again at a later date. A writer doesn't have to share these words with anyone and can choose to hoard them to themselves.
By Barbara King2 months ago in Writers