This blog is about the writer’s passion, writing what you love and loving what you write—or it’s supposed to be. Writing should also be fun.
My passion is not to write about writing. I do enjoy it, but there are so many great blogs out there about writing—fiction, technique, freelance, style, non-fiction—the topics are endless.
After a lot of soul searching (and putting it off for years) I’ve finally decided to go with my passion—health and well-being. I’ve spent the last few weeks getting the site ready for launch. There will be …

Do you listen to music while you write? Not everyone can. It’s only been recently that I started playing music while I write. Now I can’t start my work day without it. I have very specific music I listen to, which I will share later and the reasons for my choices.
I want to start by sharing a few quotes from the movie Eddie and the Cruisers. If you aren’t familiar with the movie—Eddie Wilson wants to be remembered for great music and songs that mean something. The band meets a …

I recently did a post at Blogging Tips titled, “You Were Not Born a Writer.” One reader disagreed with me.  I’d like to use my own blog here at Writing 101 to discuss it further and explain why writers are not born but created.
We are not born writers.  Before we can become writers we must take a few steps to reach that destination.  It takes years to get there.  This process requires us to learn the alphabet, learn how to make our little fingers form these new frustrating shapes, then …

I’m sure we have many reasons for being writers, but one of the best thing to me is:  I can do things simply because I want to.

I can change jobs every day.
I can have a new personality every day.
I can be a man today.
I can be a dog or cat today.
I can be a little girl.
I can be a god or goddess.
I can fight fires, destroy and rebuild the world.
I can fly, grow wings, or be a fish in the ocean.

All these things I can do in any given day …

By guest blogger Milli Thornton

ALL TOO OFTEN as writers we’re focusing on what we see as our shortcomings. Over the years I’ve witnessed many writers dumbing themselves down, even in the same moment that I was reveling in their creativity.
I decided to make myself sit down and come up with ten things to celebrate—instead of another thing to verbally and carelessly denigrate myself for. I hope you’ll be inspired to make your own list. You might find it hard to stop at ten!
1. It’s fun to have an avocation/career that …

So you’ve decided to become a writer.  Welcome to the hardest “easy” job on the planet.  Or you’ve written a book and you’re ready to start submitting your work of art to publishers.  Are you ready for rejection?  It’s a sad reality we all must face and in the beginning of your writing career it can be very heart breaking. But, you will get rejected.  Expect it.  According to some of the greatest and most well known authors on the planet, if you’re lucky, you’ll get hundreds of rejections.
Why would …

Part of the writing process is editing. Most of us find this stage of writing to be the least favorite, but it is necessary to make sure we’ve done our best, find and correct mistakes, and polish up anything that’s out of place.
Today we’re going to cover a simple checklist you can use to make sure you’ve covered everything in the editing process. This checklist is by no means, set in stone, and you may have your own system.

Editing Checklist:
* Check your sentences for errors in grammar and usage.
* Are …

I’ve been debating on which theme I wanted to use here.  I liked the simplicity of the Tarski theme, but it didn’t really fit how I wanted the place to look.
I’ve decided on Slickpress, which is the same theme I currently use at The Music Rocks! Blog.  I really love this theme, but haven’t quite got all the kinks worked out.  I’d like more content on the front page since the sidebars are full of information and makes the side of the page way too long for the main content.  …