A collection of my various stories on the creative process, finding your voice, and writing tips.

#general

Andrew Dacey

Musing on Creativity by Andrew Dacey

As unintuitive as it may seem, I think one of the best ways to find your niche is to avoid defining yourself and just getting on with producing.

As unintuitive as it may seem, I think one of the best ways to find your niche is to avoid defining  ...

How to Find Your Niche by Refusing to Be Defined - Andrew Dacey

You need to identify the cause of your writer's block before you can fix it. Here's the common categories I see and how to address them.

You need to identify the cause of your writer's block before you can fix it. Here's the common categ ...

How to Beat Writer’s Block and Never Run Out of Ideas

Most people have a misunderstanding of fair use and how it applies to using images in their articles. Here's a rundown on how it really works.

Most people have a misunderstanding of fair use and how it applies to using images in their articles ...

Fair Use Doesn’t Work How You Think - Andrew Dacey

Relying on short term memory to keep track of your ideas is a terrible idea. You need to write them down if you want to succeed.

Relying on short term memory to keep track of your ideas is a terrible idea. You need to write them  ...

Want to Write? You Need to Start Tracking Your Ideas

I struggle with how to balance my interests. I typically pursue one in a flurry of activity, while neglecting the others.

I struggle with how to balance my interests. I typically pursue one in a flurry of activity, while n ...

I Struggle With Maintaining Balance - The Partnered Pen

The pressure of maintaining a daily writing habit is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it drives me to produce. On the other, I it can paralyses me.

The pressure of maintaining a daily writing habit is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it drive ...

Dealing With the Pressure to Produce - The Narrative

An overview of various tabletop roleplaying games and how they can be used to improve your writing.

Use Roleplaying Games to Improve Your Writing - The Writing Cooperative

How to effectively use stake-setting and pacing to add drama and tension to your stories.

Add Tension in Your Stories by Setting Stakes | The Narrative

Your ideas don't do you any good just in your head. You need to get them out, on the page, if they're to have any value.

Your ideas don't do you any good just in your head. You need to get them out, on the page, if they'r ...

Ideas Don’t Exist Unless They Hit the Page - The Narrative

You're going to face setbacks in your creative endeavours. How you address them and bounce back from them is what's going to drive your success.

Musing on Creativity by Andrew Dacey

Edit this collection

Display

Visibility

Placeholder title

Placeholder title