Richard White

March of the Writers – Day 11 Bookmark Flex

March of the Writers – Day 11 by Richard White Bookmark Flex 📚😄 Read on Substack Today’s prompt is Bookmark Flex, which is apparently the literary equivalent of showing off your trophy case. Some writers have entire collections—beautiful bookmarks from bookstores, conventions, Kickstarter campaigns, …

March of the Writers – Day 10: Peeves & Thank You ✍️😅 by Richard White

March of the Writers – Day 10: Peeves & Thank You ✍️😅 by Richard White Read on Substack Writers are a strange species. We spend hours obsessing over commas, pacing, and whether a character would realistically pick up a cup with their left hand …

March of the Writers – Day 9: How Do You Recharge? ⚡✍️

March of the Writers – Day 9: How Do You Recharge? ⚡✍️ by Richard White Read on Substack We all hit that point where the mind and body just need a reset. Writing, creating, and building ideas takes energy, and if we don’t recharge, the …

This and That March of the Writers – Day 8

MOTW – This or That This is one of those prompts that quietly reveals how writers work behind the scenes. Our habits, preferences, and creative rhythms shape how stories come to life. Here’s where I land on today’s This or That. 📚 Physical vs DigitalI …

March of the Writers – Day 7 – Tune in or Tune out (MOTW PLAYLIST)

Tune In or Tune Out (MOTW Playlist) Writers tend to fall into two camps when it comes to music: those who need complete silence to work, and those who build entire soundscapes around their stories. I’m firmly in the music camp. Music has always been …

March of the Writers – Day 6 – Writing Tribe

Writing Tribe Writing is often described as a solitary craft. Hours alone with a blank page, wrestling with words, chasing ideas down rabbit holes only you can see. But no writer truly does this alone. Every author has a tribe—people who share the journey, offer …

March of the Writers – Day 5 – Your Origins Story.

Origins Story: Where the Writing Began Like a lot of writers, I can trace the moment the writing bug bit me. I was a teenager in a mental health retreat. One of the case workers there encouraged me to start writing down how I felt. …

The Builder Phase: Where you are and where you’re going – March of the Writers Day 4

There’s a moment in every writer’s life where you stop asking, “Am I really doing this?” and start saying, “Yes. This is the phase.” I’m in my self-publishing era—and I genuinely love it. Not because it’s easy. Because it’s a forge.

Cover Stars: Yes, You’re Supposed to Judge a Book by Its Cover

March of the Writers – Day 3 “Never judge a book by its cover” might be kind advice for humans, but it’s terrible advice for publishing. Readers judge covers instantly. In seconds. Before a synopsis. Before a review. Before a single word. And they should. …

Genre-lly Speaking – March of the Writers Day 2

I write psychological thrillers and speculative suspense. I’m drawn to stories that live in the tension between truth and perception—where nothing is entirely stable and every revelation reshapes what came before it. My work often stands in the long shadow of real historical events, exploring …