L.A. Garnett

July 22, 2024

Writing Prompt: The Underworld

A series of writing prompts from my personal snippets archives. If something strikes your fancy, let me know! I would love to see what you create! Check out the previous prompt here. Sarah, nineteen, is pulled into a dangerous world when her little brother is kidnapped by demons who live under the surface of our Continue reading

Prompts

creativity, fantasy, horror, Inspiration, prompt, Writing

July 17, 2024

Trying Something New: Poetry

I have never enjoyed writing poetry to the same extent as a novel—I promise, I’ve really tried. Every attempt I’ve made has come out choppy and immature, like a middle school student in English class cranking out crappy haikus. Why, then, do I keep thinking about it? In my current WIP, a romance novel, I’ve Continue reading

Writing

author, creativity, experimentation, Inspiration, poetry, recommendations, Writing

July 15, 2024

Writing Prompt: Seaside Romance

series of writing prompts from my personal snippets archives. If something strikes your fancy, let me know! I would love to see what you create! Check out the previous prompt here. After a nervous breakdown sends her into a tailspin, Sophie moves in with her parents in the small oceanfront community they moved to when Continue reading

Prompts

author, creativity, fiction, Inspiration, novels, prompt, romance, Writing

July 12, 2024

Preventing Burnout as an Author

Burnout has been a buzzword for internet culture for a few years now, and while it can apply to a wide variety of jobs and work I feel like there has been a crucial misunderstanding of what burnout is as the term has filtered down to the masses. My understanding is that burnout is a Continue reading

Writing

author, burnout, Inspiration, mental health, Writing, Writing System

July 10, 2024

The Inside Scoop

I didn’t write last Friday—with the busy holiday weekend, things just got away from me. This week I thought I’d round up a few of my favorites from the past few months and try something a little different! My husband and I started planning our meals for the month and we made pork tenderloin with Continue reading

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author, favorites, food, Inspiration, movies, recommendations

July 8, 2024

Writing Prompt: Treasure Island

A series of writing prompts from my personal snippets archives. If something strikes your fancy, let me know! I would love to see what you create! Check out the previous prompt here. Sophie lives on Draftonport, a small island off the coast of Maine. It gets some tourists but not too many, and is a Continue reading

Prompts

creativity, fantasy, fiction, Inspiration, prompt, Writing

July 3, 2024

Just Keep Writing: My Philosophy

It’s pretty simple, isn’t it? In my mind, and from what I’ve read and heard from dozens of authors, the only way to truly improve your craft is to keep trucking along until you feel you’ve done it. The only problem? You’ll probably never feel that way. That’s the tough part about art. Once you’re Continue reading

Writing

author, creativity, Writing, Writing System

July 1, 2024

Writing Prompt: The First Date

A series of writing prompts from my personal snippets archives. If something strikes your fancy, let me know! I would love to see what you create! Check out the previous prompt here. Sophie goes on a date with a guy she meets online, and it goes really well! They hit it off and she’s excited Continue reading

Prompts

creativity, Inspiration, prompt, Writing

June 28, 2024

Thank You!

The Spiraling, my debut book, released yesterday and I couldn’t be more thankful for the support I have gotten throughout this entire process. This book has been almost ten years in the making – I started writing as an undergrad, with a wild idea about a woman with fire powers who had lost everything and Continue reading

Tunsealiorian Saga, Writing

author, books, creativity, fantasy, fiction, Inspiration, publishing, Writing

June 26, 2024

Self-Confidence

The most important thing for a writer to have is confidence. Some level of skill at the craft and the grit to keep going is helpful, but you won’t get far without a firm belief that what you are doing is worth it and that people are going to be interested in your voice. We Continue reading

Writing

author, confidence, creativity, fantasy, fiction, grit, Writing