Posts by Sophia Whitte

1.      You find yourself on YouTube watching one video…and then another…and another…and— 2.      You promise yourself just one episode on Netflix this time. Just one, you SWEAR it. 3.      You find that going to bed extremely late is a lot more common than being an early riser. 4.      You and three A.M. are very close…

      It’s really not that bad to be the one who doesn’t raise their hand in class, the one who sits back and watches and patiently waits until the room is dead quiet to choose to speak or not speak after all. It’s really not that bad to be the person who chooses to not…

            When summer comes, it’s easy for us all to fall into the trap of thinking, “Oh, I’ll just do it tomorrow.” The days get warmer, the outside doesn’t look like a snow-ridden zombie Apocalypse wasteland, and the pool is finally open. But the work of a writer is never ending. And, before you know…

Writer’s block makes the whole writing process seem nearly impossible. I know I can’t write about the fool proof way to prevent it. Sometimes life just happens. But here are some tips on how to keep writer’s block outside of your life from personal experience. Keep a writing journal to go back to with all your…

You are almost at the end of your manuscript. You are just beginning. You are in the middle with tons of pages behind you and a blank script in front. You have so many possibilities still there. You can reach them all if you just let the words come forth from you. Let your mind…

                       So here’s my opinion on creative IQ. I believe, to an extent, that there is some driving force out there called a creative IQ. Can creativity really be measured by a grade, though? Is there any way to truly teach somebody how to create something out of nothing? It almost seems counterintuitive. It…

            I like to start off my blog articles with a hefty dose of reality. So, let’s start with this scenario. You’re scrolling through your social media feed when you suddenly see this: BUY MY BOOK EPIC ADVENTURE FANTASY NOW 9.99!!! BUY BUY BUY!             Many authors use social media to try and immediately sell…

                                A World Writer’s Confession It’s not easy being a writer, no matter where you are. There are deadlines to meet, characters to create, and an endless array of words to write. But how do you navigate the world with…