Category: In The Writer’s Studio
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The Romance of the Epistolary Novel
I’ve made a huge dent in The Woman On The Wall this week, finally hitting my flow in the balance between the modern-day timeline and the historic epistolary component. Incorporating the fictitious journals and letters of Francesco Melzi and determining their role in the storytelling process has, to be honest, posed the biggest dilemma for…
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My Great-Grandmother’s Magic Pencils
On my great-grandmother’s mechanical pencils and how magic is always with you—even when it lays dormant until you are ready for it.
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My Bucket List of Novel Settings
I’m a bit lusty in the travel department lately, not really able to get my mind off of the frolicking in France I’ll be doing this September. However, my family will report that wanderlust and I have been BFFing hard since I got my first National Geographic in the mail at age six. Novel writing…
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Teaching The Lost Art of Letter Writing
The lost art of thank you letter writing is making a comeback as a tool to give you a competitive edge. Robin Rivers talks about how to write a great one.
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On Writing When You Are “Too Busy”
Tips for how to write more, even when you are “too busy” for writing.
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On How I Broke Down When Writing Feedback Hurt (And Won)
How I turned a breakdown over negative feedback from an editor into an opportunity to grow as a novelist.
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On Why Writing Is So Damn Hard
Writing is so damn hard. While that may come off as me prepping for a whiny diatribe on the travails of the writer’s life, it actually constitutes me launching into a bit of a love poem
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Day 36 – Scouting Locations
Nailing down setting for novels is like traveling without leaving your chair. Check out these mystical Ukrainian sites I’ve been considering for my Sibylline project.
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On The Act Of Putting Yourself Out There
Musings on the great writer’s question, “Am I good enough?”
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Tech Tools & Resources For Writers
I’ve been writing for something like twenty-five years and the tech tools for bloggers, novelists, poets, screenwriters, people dabbling in self-expression, and any other way one identifies as a word-centered creative type change faster than any of us can keep up. I can’t stand wasting time fiddling and trying to figure out how to use…
Robin Rivers 