Opyrus Blog for Authors and Writers

Published On Jul 16, 2021

When Does Your Creativity Spark?

We’ve written before about the destructive effects of writer’s block and provided a handful of ways to get out of it, but is it possible to avoid it altogether? A 2019 study conducted by MPA suggests that maybe it is, you just have to know when your...

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Published On Dec 5, 2017

Andy Weir's 4 Tips Writers Can Use to Stop Procrastinating

Andy Weir, author of The Martian and the new bestseller, Artemis, is the ultimate indie author. His bestselling first book began as a blog, which he published as a book when enough readers clamored for it. He's always happy to help out anyone...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

5 Helpful Writing Tools for Independent Authors

Writing can be a lonely occupation. After all, most professionals are surrounded by co-workers throughout their working day, co-workers who can advise them on how to solve most any problem. However, as a writer or self-published author you are...

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Published On Oct 27, 2014

Writer's Block: The Symptoms and the Cure

By Karen Hodges Miller

The other day I had a writing deadline. I wrote a lead. Deleted it. Wrote another. Deleted it. Played some solitaire. Checked my email. Wrote a third lead. Deleted it. Got a snack. Wrote a fourth lead. I was suffering from...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

Keep The Creativity Flowing

by Dianna T. Benson

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