Elise L. Blake
Bio
Elise is a full-time writing coach and novelist. She is a recent college graduate from Southern New Hampshire University where she earned her BA in Creative Writing.
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What It Means To Write What You Know
Write What You Know You will never see a writing advice space without these famously confusing words. But what does it mean? Is it that I can only write about things I know about? Can I not make my main character a vampire princess who has to defy their parents to save the kingdom? Because I certainly don't know what it means to be a vampire princess or save a kingdom.
By Elise L. Blake4 months ago in Writers
Stop Using The Hero's Journey In Your Novels
While the hero's journey seems to be the go-to outlining technique when writing a novel - it's far from perfect. While there's truly no perfect system when it comes to writing your outline, today we are focusing on just the flaws in this well-known and overused one.
By Elise L. Blake4 months ago in Writers
This Week's Posts
It's been another week of writing for me and I hope for you as well! In case you missed any of my articles this week here is a roundup of everything we've discussed this past week. From implementing good writing habits to a step-by-step guide to finishing your novel there is something for everyone no matter the stage in their writing journey.
By Elise L. Blake4 months ago in Writers
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 Elise L. Blake4 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 Elise L. Blake4 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 Elise L. Blake4 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 Elise L. Blake4 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 Elise L. Blake4 months ago in Writers
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