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Writers Connections
Each post offers a thought-provoking prompt designed to break creative blocks, inspire new ideas, or just get the words flowing again. Read, reflect, and respond. Whether in the comments or by emailing your answer. This category is all about conversation, encouragement, and finding your way back to the page.
Workshop 9
Everything is slipping. A lie has fractured the surface, and now the story begins to spiral. This week, you will write the moment something breaks—a truth exposed, a loyalty destroyed, a mask ripped away. It is not just the action that matters, but the emotional weight behind it. Let the fallout shape the future. This is not a stumble. This is the turning point.
7 min read
Workshop 8
Workshop 8 of Writers Connections explores the art of lying in fiction. Whether for survival, manipulation, or misguided protection, this week focuses on writing a scene where a character is caught in a lie or chooses to tell one. Participants will also build cultural or magical rules around deceit in their world. The goal is to deepen character motivation and create tension through silence, omission, and strategic control.
8 min read
Workshop 7
In Week 7 of Writers Connections, explore the moment when trust breaks. Write a scene where loyalty is tested and relationships are pushed to the edge. Through betrayal, silence, or confession, let your characters fracture and show us who they truly are. Create or update your dynamic relationship map to track these shifts and fuel deeper emotional arcs.
10 min read
Workshop 6
Unlock the heart of your story in Week 6 of Writers Connections. This workshop dives deep into character development, helping you shape the internal world of your protagonist or central figure. Through layered prompts and dual exercises, you will explore emotional depth, past trauma, and identity while building a full character profile. Give your characters voice, agency, and memory. Make them unforgettable.
12 min read
Workshop 5
This week, the spotlight shifts.
Not to your protagonist.
Not to your villain.
But to someone watching.
Someone affected.
This is where secondary characters start reacting and revealing the consequences of everything your main characters just did.
8 min read
Workshop 4
In Workshop 3, someone crossed the line and everything shifted.
Now your characters are reeling.
Maybe in power.
Maybe in silence.
Maybe in denial.
But wherever they are emotionally, they’re somewhere physically too.
And that place matters.
8 min read
Workshop 3
Week 1 gave us the spark. A villain’s mercy. A promise holding the edge of a blade.
Week 2 peeled back the curtain on desire. The hunger underneath the hesitation. The want that shapes the story.
But now? Now we need to make a choice. Because no story stays in stasis.
Characters evolve.
Power shifts.
And someone eventually reaches the point of no return.
This is that moment.
8 min read
Workshop 1
Writing is a craft. And like any craft, it improves with repetition, risk, and play.
These workshops are meant to give you structure without pressure. Something to show up for each week. Something to guide you gently, or kick you firmly with as much love as I can, back into the habit of creative thinking.
4 min read
Workshop 2
Last week, we cracked the shell.
The villain spared the hero.
The line—“You’re only alive because I made a promise”—dropped like a blade that stopped mid-air.
That was the moment.
Now it’s time to explore what was hidden underneath it.
8 min read
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