Meg Dowell Writes

writing tips

The Revision Stage Is Supposed to Be Hard

Throughout revisions, you struggle, sure. But you also discover, and learn, and grow.
How You Know You’ve Found Your Calling | The Blank Page

Some days you might feel like your motivation to keep writing no longer exists. But these…
Writing Through Your Feelings Helps More Than Just You

Right now, the aching and hunger for change in our world spans far beyond what words…
12 Writing Truths You’ll Learn As You Grow

2. A rejection is not a failure — it’s a motivator.
11 Reasons Writers Should Never Take Their Mentors for Granted

4. To learn from someone with unique, prolonged experience is a blessing not everyone gets to…
10 Reasons Writing Suddenly Feels a Lot Harder Than Usual

4. It’s been a while since you took a “real” break.
12 Reasons Self-Editing Is the Best Writing Coach

5. It forces you to not only recognize your own mistakes, but also to learn how…
Make All the Writing Plans You Want

But don’t expect everything to go exactly according to those plans.
This Is the Turning Point in Your Beginning | The Blank Page

Beginners’ fatigue will always lead you to a life-changing decision: Walk away, or push through?
When Did We Become Too Scared to Dream?

Where did that fear come from — that worry that the bigger the dream, the more…