Image by geralt on Pixabay Part of being an author is marketing yourself. Getting your name out into the world, your work seen and appreciated, and building a fan base. All of which requires a lot of hard

What is The Writers' Block? What do we do and how can our community help you as a writer or aspiring author grow? How did it begin and who created The Block? I am happy to announce that my co-admin - @rhondak

Photo by Atharva Tulsi on Unsplash Jophi's Journey: Part 4 by @therosepatch Later that afternoon, Jophi walked out of a bookshop and stuffed her hands in her pockets. Ven waited for her by a street vendor

In 2011, I was in another writer's group with a few friends of mine. We called ourselves The League of Extraordinary Scribes, and just like at the Writers' Block, we had exercises and contests. That group

Last night the awesome @suesa got in touch with me to enquire if I would be interested in hearing about a new dev project that could be of great benefit to The Writers' Block, and Steem writers in general.

Photo by Kaboompics .com from Pexels The Need for Coffee Draws me Away ...and of course, on top of the writing I want to do, there is housework that needs to be done I wish I had a dishwasher... Is the

Image Source Jophi’s Journey Part 3 by @therosepatch As they walked, Ven asked Jophi questions about where she was going, why she was alone, and about her father. She answered them all dutifully, but with

I am a huge fan of zombie lore, and one of my favorite zombie games so far has been State of Decay. I was super excited when the second game came out, but lacking the funds to actually purchase the game,

Source A few days ago @gmuxx announced that The Writers' Block will be having its first official meetup. During a recent @thealliance meetup, attended by fellow co-admin @rhondak, her husband @sk43 and

Image by Blinutne: Source When I first joined Steemit, I never imagined that I would discover. I certainly didn't think that joining would lead me to @thewritersblock within just my first week. I knew

Source Can you tell I am somewhat excited? Yesterday I wrote about a hastily arranged Writers' Block meetup happening in a little over four weeks' time in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Not only a chance to meet

Photo by JamesQube on Pixabay. Jophi's Journey: Part 2 by @therosepatch Jophi stopped at a city chapel later that evening after a long, fruitless search. The chapel sat between two tall buildings, with

Not so long ago, in a galaxy much too close for comfort, a Writers’ Block project called “Steem Wars” launched to mediocre fanfare and many nervous giggles. Within seconds of the opening announcement,

Photo by Darrin Henein on Unsplash Jophi’s Journey: Part 1 by @therosepatch A tear fell from Jophi’s cheek and made a small splotch on the note in her hand, blurring the words. She wished she could ignore

Source The winners of the Art Prompt Writing contest #11 were announced earlier - congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone who entered. Thanks also to the awesome judges, @tinypaleokitchen,

Photo by Juan Pablo Arenas from Pexels After months of writing, editing, rewriting, more editing, more rewriting, and even more editing, I have finally sent "Ellie Finds a Friend" to a children's

Source In this initiative I share selected new Steemians' Introduceyourself posts with my 4185 followers, upvote them 100% and share their post for greater visibility. I also pledge the SBD payout from

Honestly, I hate doing introductions. It makes me feel like I'm in an interview or trying to fill out a dating profile. I don't enjoy talking about myself for the sake of talking about myself. Now, give

“Do you have the egg?” The dragon’s voice boomed inside the cavern. Ruby’s heart pounded. She pulled the egg out of her satchel and laid it in the straw. “Where’s my son?” The egg cracked. Ruby gasped

Wow! The numbers soon stack up. Just 3 days ago I announced that I am restarting the A Dollar A Day charitable giving project. Without hesitation three people who joined the project when I ran it last