Happy National Word Nerd Day, word nerds! As writers, we live in our words. We all have our favorites (and the ones we overuse). So rather than scouring thesaurus.com for the thousandth time, we thought it would be fun to share some of our favorite words with you today. Our Favorite Words Words can heal…
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An ode to bad poetry on National Bad Poetry Day
National Bad Poetry Day is all about celebrating those poems that may have been better off NOT being written. Here’s our ode to bad poetry. Enjoy!
To Write or Not: What’s a Good Reason & What’s an Excuse?
To write or not to write? Sometimes it can be hard to know when to take a break and when to push through. There are so many things in life (or internally) that can get in the way of our writing. We want to give ourselves grace and forgiveness. Especially as moms, we have to…
Clever tricks to writing with kids at home for the summer
The kids are home for the summer—oh boy. For those of you who had those lovely hours while the kids were in school to write, now what? These little beings will be around every corner, begging for snacks and fighting and making messes and asking for help for things you know they can do with…
Writer Mom Limericks by Moms Who Write
We had a blast creating a bunch of limericks yesterday! It’s St. Patrick’s Day and we’re feeling silly and poetic. Plus, who doesn’t love a good limerick?
I have five minutes to write this…
As a new author who is trying to write a novel, work a regular job, and be a loving wife and mom, I have a lot of balls in the air. Trying to keep it all together can feel overwhelming and–please don’t eat your sister’s socks. The best advice I can give is to fit…
Never Have I Ever: ADHD Writer Edition
Have you ever played “Never Have I Ever?” The idea is that a group of friends, sitting in a circle, put up all their fingers. Someone says “Never have I ever…(insert thing)” and anyone who has done the thing has to put a finger down. Last person left with fingers up wins. I hear this can…
The Challenges of Writing A Poetry Book
Writing a poetry book is not as glamorous as I anticipated it to be. I’ve been writing poetry for decades, verses jotted down when emotions run too high. Poetry comes to me in fits of rage, holes of depression, fleeting moments of lust, times of loss, sorrow, self-reflection. Most of the time, inspiration comes during…
To Work or To Write…That Is The Question.
So many Moms Who Write have occupations outside of writing. Some may continue to write for work, creating content or blogs for business purposes. Most, however, tend to work entirely outside of the field. Their job requirements range; full-time, part-time, remote, in-person, freelance, per diem, on-call. Yet, regardless of what these jobs look like, they…
Where do you find the time?
We don’t find the time. We’re not living in a video game where time is a prize hovering around in shiny orbs, waiting for us to collect and stockpile. Moms Who Write are just like any other dedicated professionals who are working towards a dream. We don’t find time– we make it.