Amanda Sloothaak's Blog

Copyright, something that automatically comes into existence once your pen or pencil touches paper or words appear in your writing document of choice. It's a bit of a f...

Long and behold, here’s the blogpost I’ve promised a while ago. So, let’s jump into how I felt and what it was like to work with a copy-and-line editor for the very fir...

Can you believe that the year of 2023 is almost done, as in about 2 weeks from now? Where did the time go, right?

That’s something that I’ve been contemplating for a goo...

I love world maps! With capital LOVE.

Who else is with me?!

what is placed, the expanse...

Have you ever worked with an (developmental) editor before?

petrified at the same t...

Let me ask you a question;

Do you work on multiple projects at once?

in the writing co...

This felt like the right way to follow up my last blogpost about story structures. Because once you decided on which story structure to use, if you want to use one at a...

A discussion as old as time.

Or at least it feels like that! And one that will be discussed regularly in the writing communities everywhere. Some have a clear view in w...

You just had an idea for a story, whether it's grand and huge or a small flame flickering and whispering for your attention. Both times the feeling is great!

But then wh...

Since it's my intention to keep my blog posts under the category Writer Talk approachable for everyone; whether you're a published author, making the journey to become ...