Lindsay Leon

Writing a Fantasy Novel: It’s surprisingly vulnerable to create your own magic system.

Writing a fantasy novel, sometimes insecurity is a part of the process. It just means that you're doing the work and things are cooking (lol). But just as often, it's about giving ourselves permission ✨ The thoughts go: “am I stealing this?” “Is this lame?” “This is scary.” “Eek. This feels

October 2023 Check In: Binge Eating Recovery Through Fantasy Fiction Writing

I wanted to write young adult fantasy fiction because I needed to see a protagonist that had a complicated relationship with food. Ironically, I fought this. The idea came & then I avoided it. For a long time. “It’s just too much” I told myself, “No one is going to

Writing a Fantasy Fiction Novel: Giving Myself Permission

I don’t have to suffer in order to show up for myself or others. Rather, it can be easy. If I allow it. Right now, I’m struggling giving myself permission to talk about novel writing & my journey. Lately, my thoughts have been circling around “how can I serve

Novel Writing Tips: "Writer's Ego"

Okay so I totally made this up, calling myself out here with what I call "writer's ego." I'll explain what I'm talking about below and how, ironically, it often prevents you from doing what you're here for in the first place: writing your manuscript! Novel Writing Tip: What is "writer's

Two Novel Writing Misconceptions & Two Tips to Save Yourself The Stress

My two biggest novel writing tips for how to write a novel are below, based on the two biggest misconceptions in novel writing and learning how to write a novel that I came across.

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