Author: nic.lishko

Where do your story ideas come from? How do you know if you got a good one that’s worthy of a book or screenplay? Read on…

Everyone needs notes eventually and a fresh pair of eyes can help identify missed opportunities as well as big issues, but you must ask for them!

When studying a movie or tv show, be sure to get out your pen and paper, take notes on interesting moments, characters, twists, turns, how dialogue flows and use what you’ve learned to improve your own writing!

There are so many comments from the peanut gallery that make the goal of wanting to be a modern-day writer feel…unreachable. This applies to just about any industry or dream job: being a paid author, owning a business, or working at Space-X.  Here’s a few lovely things specifically said to my face that I’ve collected: … Read More “7 Reasons Why you Should Write Every Day” »

Unlike a lot of other book worms, I got into the game pretty late. I was an avid reader growing up, devouring every Goosebumps, Animorphs, and Matt Christopher books that I could get my hands on. But then, something stupid happened around 6th grade and my courtship was over: Assigned books. Suddenly, reading wasn’t fun … Read More “How to read more books in 2021” »