Sometimes one of the hardest things to do is actually write. If you’re feeling stuck or you’re in need of a jump start, here are a few of our favorite writing exercises to get you going.

Finding and keeping motivation can be tough, so we've put together some thoughts on how to keep going. This is less of a checklist and more of a philosophical approach you can use to overcome some of the usual suspects of doubt and overwhelm.

Stay inspired by cultivating curiosity in your own writing. Asking questions and challenging assumptions will go a long way to sustain you through draft after draft.

If you want to start writing but don’t know where or how to begin, here is a list of ideas you can use to get started right here and now.

Whether you've written one hundred stories or one haiku, this list will give you tools designed to help you push past opening line jitters and page fright. Each book needs to be written its own way, which means you might need to try something new to start your new manuscript.