Writer’s Block | K.J. Scrim, Author

Rain on Your Writing?

Posted on April 4, 2018 7 Comments

It wasn’t too long ago that my life made an unexpected left turn, the wrong way, down a one way street. It started a few years ago and, today, there are vestiges of life’s crap still creeping around in the background. I won’t go into the grim details here, but trust me when I say, […]

Writing on a Schedule

Posted on January 2, 2018 5 Comments

Schedules are funny things. We have them for so many aspects of our lives: work, deadlines, appointments, school, etc. We keep our lives orderly by keeping a schedule, but does keeping a schedule keep us happy? For some people a schedule is a heavy weight hanging on a thin thread ready to crash down. For […]

99 Questions to Ask Your Character

Posted on June 20, 2015 Leave a Comment

Characters need to live and breathe through your story which, in turn, brings your story to life. If they don’t have odd quirks, a childhood, a family, nor any fears, hopes and dreams, then they are just letters on a page. Even with a well-developed protagonist your words will fall flat if your supporting cast […]

Chris Mandeville

Posted on July 15, 2014 1 Comment

Author Chris Mandeville joins us today for a quick chat. KJ ~Tell us a little bit about yourself. CHRIS ~ I’m a UC Berkeley grad, wife of a retired Air Force officer, and mom of three boys. I grew up in California, moved around a bit with the military (including a stint in Canada), then […]

Word, Word, Word, Word…..

Posted on July 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

STUCK. Ever have one of those days that you feel so stuck you could scream? Artists of every kind have at one time or another. The painter stares at a blank canvas, a photographer stares at an empty lens, and a writer stares at a blank sheet of paper. Stuck. Nothing. Nada. Ziltch. It is […]

52 Ways to Get Unstuck

Posted on June 10, 2014 Leave a Comment

52 Ways to Get Unstuck: Exercises to Break Through Writer’s Block by Chris Mandeville My rating: 5 of 5 stars What a fun, easy, and non-frustrating way to get un-stuck! I purchased Mandeville’s book only a month ago and it has already helped me out of several sticky spots. It is filled with tips and […]

Happy Writing

Posted on February 25, 2014 Leave a Comment

Today I sat at my keyboard trying to decide what to write. I reached deep into my creative mind and I looked straight into a pure blank wall that reached far beyond my peripheral vision. I actually have been looking at this wall for days now and today I came to the conclusion that I […]

It’s 2014! CRIPES!

Posted on January 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

Has your writing ever come to a screeching halt and froze at a point just before impact? Days follow that turn into weeks and soon, not only has a month gone by, but you are into the next year already. Cripes! A new year already? What to do? You have already circled your desk 60 […]