Olivia Folmar Ard·Aug 22, 2016Why I’ll Never Participate in NaNoWriMo AgainIf you’re not familiar, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. Every year, hundreds of thousands of writers join together in…A response icon1A response icon1
Olivia Folmar Ard·Aug 15, 2016What Writers Can Learn from Parenthood: Character DevelopmentWriters can learn a lot from Parenthood. Not actual parenthood, mind you, although I’m sure that also provides opportunities for creative…
Olivia Folmar Ard·Aug 4, 2016Why I Write Mentally Ill CharactersShe grabbed her purse and fumbled around it desperately. Her hands were shaking so much she could barely control them, but her fingers…
Olivia Folmar Ard·Jul 27, 2016How Your High Expectations Are Holding You BackUsually when we think about expectations holding us back, our minds immediately jump to low expectations, don’t they? A fish will only grow…
Olivia Folmar Ard·Jul 27, 2016When God Says WaitWhen I was a child, the saying “slow as Christmas” actually meant something to me. For someone with a single digit age, the twelve months…