Why Ideas Don't Matter
If ideas don’t matter—or at least, if worrying over them, obsessing about finding a new one, or being overly protective of the one you have isn’t where your energy is best spent—then what does matter?
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Finding Inspiration—Take Two
By Daniel Yocom Finding inspiration for my writing has been a goal for myself over the past few months. There is the saying that when...
May 6, 20253 min read
Finding Inspiration
By Daniel Yocom There are different aspects or reasons for writer’s block. Because of that, there are different types of writer’s block....
Apr 8, 20253 min read
Resetting From a Mental Block
By Daniel Yocom I was struggling while working on developing some different ideas about this month’s article for the League of Utah...
Mar 7, 20254 min read
Working Past Struggles
By Daniel Yocom It has been a few months since I wrote an article for the League’s blog. Over the past couple of years, it was hard to...
Feb 3, 20254 min read
Economy to Money
By Daniel Yocom Last month we discussed the need to consider a larger picture of the economy behind the story you’re working on. I had an...
May 8, 20244 min read
A Brief Note About a Story’s Economy
By Daniel Yocom April is the time of year that brings a mixture of emotions for many people. Some know it as spring, with changes in the...
Apr 1, 20243 min read
Conferences, Conventions, Symposiums, Oh My
Spring is approaching and for the League of Utah Writers (LUW) that means Pre-Quills is coming up fast. This one-day event is the...
Mar 10, 20243 min read
The Magical Powers of a First Draft
By Daniel Yocom Becoming an accomplished writer requires you to write. It is a simple fact we all struggle with at times. I am sure you...
Sep 25, 20234 min read
