Posts by Lauren Elkins

24 writing prompts to get you going on your memoir

I meet with my writers’ group once a month; we share[…]

How to overcome the curse of knowledge in your writing

We are plagued with information imbalances. Have you ever tried explaining[…]

Sweet Christmas gifts for the writer in your life!

Hooray for the holidays and finding just the perfect gift for[…]

Creating an invoice as a freelance writer

Once I’ve finished some good, hard freelance work, it’s always satisfying[…]

Three rad writing posts I read today

Should writers blog? This post is nearly a year old so in[…]

What’s killing your ability to focus?

I have many distractions in my home office. As I am[…]

Finding your writers’ group

“The best way to handle the madness that is publishing is[…]

Managing my online writer presence

Not long after getting married, I bought laurenelkins.com. I could finally[…]

SEO Sleuthing

Once upon a time, I worked for a small company that[…]