Wednesday Guest Author- M.S. Spencer

It’s Wednesday and that means, it’s Guest Author Day. This week it’s M.S. Spencer… This Writer’s Life-(TWL)-Welcome to the Wednesday blog, happy to have you join us today. Introduce yourself and tell us about yourself, your writing and your books. about yourself, your writing and your books. Hello, my name is M. S. Spencer. Although…

Wednesday Writing Guest-Kayelle Allen

Time for another Wednesday guest and this week, it’s Kayelle Allen…. TWL-Welcome to the Wednesday blog, happy to have you join us today. Introduce yourself and tell us about yourself, your writing, and your books. Thank you for inviting me. I’m Kayelle Allen and I write stories with immortal gamers, misbehaving robots, and warriors who…

Wednesday Author Guest-J. Arlene Culiner

It’s Wednesday so that means it’s guest author time. This week, please say hello to J. Arlene Culiner. Welcome to the Wednesday blog, happy to have you join us today. Introduce yourself and tell us about yourself, your writing and your books.             I was raised in Toronto, but I’ve lived in many countries, most…

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Do You Want To Be A Romance Author?

Romance novels… One of the best-selling genres with an often built in readership. Have you thought about writing one? Maybe you’ve written one but keep getting rejection letters. Worry no more, I’ve just revamped and re-released my 12 lesson, self-paced How to Write Your First Romance workshop. It never expires and you can read the…

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March Classes-Promoting without Social Media and Writing and Publishing on a Budget

Time to promote my March classes that I’ll be teaching over at OIWI. The lessons are delivered to your e-mail and you don’t need to be present at any given day and time. They are both 2 weeks long and they compliment one so registering for both would be ideal. Here are the full descriptions…

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Wednesday Guest Author-Sierra Brave

It’s time for our Wednesday guest author spot and this week say hello to Sierra Brave. This Writer’s Life-(TWL)-Welcome to the Wednesday blog, happy to have you join us today. Introduce yourself and tell us about yourself, your writing and your books. Sierra Brave (SB)-Hello, I’m Sierra Brave. I call myself a semi-retired romance author….

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Plotting Your First Romance Novel Workbook

I’m slowly updating all my writing workbooks and classes and I just finished with the Plotting Your First Romance Novel workbook. If you’re an aspiring romance writer, maybe can’t figure out the plot, or just need some extra help, I think you’ll enjoy this workbook and will find it useful. I like to think of…

Wednesday Guest Blogger-Meet Martha O’Sullivan

Today, we’re officially launching the new Wednesday Guest Author spot here at This Writer’s Life. Please welcome Martha O’Sullivan. And please say a thank you to her for taking time to answer these questions by checking out her work. TWL-Why and when did you decide to become an author?  Martha O’Sullivan (MOS)-Writing was a childhood…

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A Contest and a Market… and Guest Blogger Wednesday Returns…

Hi Everyone, I thought I’d share these two links with you…many of you told me you enjoy ideas for potential markets and contests- sThe first one is from Writer Magazine and it’s their essay contest. First prize is $1,000, Second Prize, $500 and Third Place prize is $250. There is a $25 entry fee. Check…

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Black Friday Arrives Early for Writers

I’ve got some exciting news to share with you today. Writer’s Craft 4.0 is LIVE NOW! And lucky you, because you’re getting FIRST DIBS on this incredible bundle deal. Writer’s Craft 4.0 has been hand-curated specifically for writers and indie authors. Inside, you’ll find a plethora of tools and resources to help you with even…

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This bundle designed to transform your writing life disappears today…

This is your last chance to save $6,500+ on 50+ writing and self-publishing tools and resources. At 11.59pm EDT on Tuesday, June 14th, Write Publish Profit 5.0 vanishes. This is your last chance to get lifetime access to: ✔ 30 comprehensive ecourses, ebooks and masterclasses designed to help you plan, write, edit, self-publish and promote…

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Three reasons to stop procrastinating… and write your book

There’s a name for what keeps writers from writing. And it’s not procrastination. It’s worse. Much worse. It’s Catch-22-itis™ It nestles in the space between your desire to write and that weird writer’s belief that to be able to write well everything else needs to be in order first. But C-22™ has just one job:…

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Write Smarter. Publish Faster. Profit More.

I’ve got some pretty exciting news to share with you today… I recently joined forces with the amazing team over at Infostack.io to bring you something out of this world… If you’re not familiar, Infostack is the leading discount bundle deal site online. They hand-curate collections with lifetime-access to premium tools and resources, usually valued…

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Brand New FREE guide (writers — don’t miss this!)

Self-publishing isn’t easy, is it? While there’s never been more opportunity to turn your writing into a full-time career (if that’s your goal)……the journey is rarely a straight line. There are often many (unforseen) ups and downs, and at times, it can be downright grueling. That’s why I think it’s good to tap into inspiration…

Don’t miss the giveaway ($1k+ worth of tools, training, and resources for authors)

 Just a reminder that Infostack is running an awesome giveaway for writers, authors, and self-publishers. You can win over $1,000+ worth of writing software, self-publishing coaching, and more — plus 10 books you should DEFINITELY have in your library. This giveaway is free to enter and there are multiple ways to win. One lucky grand…

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You Need This…Infostack Writing Bundle Coming Soon

Stay tuned because on June 7th Infostack will be offering the Write Publish Profit 5.0 which is a bundle of incredible resources that every writer needs. I took a look at the lineup and let’s just say the first thing that came to mind was why wasn’t this around when I started writing. What a…

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It’s Black Friday and There Are Two Sales Going On!

It’s Black Friday and there’s a sale going on over at my site, www.susanpalmquist.com. Use coupon code BlackFriday21 to save 25% off any writing course or writing how to’s. And check out my sale at Budget Smart Girl, www.budgetsmartgirl.com for save 25% off anything in the store…I have lots of writing related items so use…

Happy Thanksgiving

I know it’s been a long time since I posted. I’ve been busy with lots of projects and I’ll tell you more about them very soon. I’ll be posting coupons on Friday and Monday because I’m holding holiday sales on all my products so it’s a great time to get one of classes or workbooks…

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Side Gigs-Freelance Writing-An Interview with Erin Mahoney

Please welcome Erin Mahoney to This Writer’s Life. She’s one of my private students and the author of Side Hustle Gigs, A Step by Step Guide to a Profitable Side Business. This Writer’s Life(TWL)-Let’s start with you telling everyone about yourself and how you got interested in side gigs? Erin Mahoney (EM)-By education and training,…

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Your Why, Discipline, and Motivation

Despite being motivated are you still struggling with your writing? Recently, I’ve had a few private students who are very motivated but for some reason, they weren’t getting results. In fact, it’s one of the reasons, they asked me to coach them. During our weekly check in call, they’ve both reported they’ve written nothing, zero,…

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Four Writing Opportunities

I just finished going through today’s e-mails and saw four writing opportunities I thought I’d pass onto you- First one is a short story contest at The Writer…also check out their other contests too- https://www.writermag.com/contests/ Second one is over at Chicken Soup for the Soul. They’re looking for stories about angels…this isn’t a fiction market….

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April Writing Prompts

It’s another month which means it’s time for another round of writing prompts. Enjoy and happy writing. Scenario Your character loses their car keys. First Line “That’s not the way to treat friend.” Any Line “No cell phone reception here.” Journal Prompt Remember the last time someone did something to embarrass you. Opening Scene Matt…

Friday Ramblings From An Author-Many Projects, Little Time

Welcome to March and it’s almost spring. Or maybe it’s almost fall in your part of the world. I had every intention of posting more content here this week but I’ve been working on too many projects. Yes, that’s often my downfall. Too many ideas all at once. I’m still working on turning all my…

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Writing Challenge-Day 25-Your Synopsis

Hopefully, by now, you’ve written the first three chapters of your book. Congratulations because lots of people don’t even make it this far. After this challenge ends, it’s my hope that you would have gotten into a writing habit, and feel comfortable writing each and every day. I also hope that these first three chapters…

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Writing Challenge-Day 23-First Chapter

We’re in the final stretch of the writing challenge. It’s time to start thinking about your story and everything you’ve learned so far. This week it’s going to be about getting those first three chapters written. One day at a time, one chapter at a time. Today, use all the resources you’ve gathered so far…

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Writing Challenge-Day 20-A Chat with Your Character

Some people struggle with plotting while others find creating characters to be their Achilles’ heel. Many times it’s because we don’t know our characters well enough before we start writing their story. Today, imagine you’re going to a coffee shop to meet with your character. What are you going to ask them? What sort of…

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Writing Challenge-Day 18-New Genre

This week we’ve been working with the story of the couple who housesit for their friend, Bob, and discover the painting that was stolen from their home is sitting in Bob’s basement. We’ve changed point of view and also from third to first person (or vice versa). Today, we’re going to step outside our comfort…

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Writing Challenge-Day 17-Different POV

Yesterday’s challenge was all about writing the basic story and today, we’re going with a different point of view. Who was your original storyteller? Pick another point of view character and tell the same story from their mind. It could be Jane…maybe she knew something that Harry didn’t. Or how about Bob? What’s his side…

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Writing Challenge Day 16-The Plot Line

Let’s try something different and something that flexes our writing muscles. Here’s an basis for a story and each day we’re going to change things up while still using this plot line. Today, just write the story as you would with any other prompt. Jane and Harry are looking after their Bob’s house while he’s…

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Writing Challenge Day 11-Story Fragment

This week we’ve been focusing on story prompts. Using them as ideas to begin a writing session. We’re also making notes about where we write and for how long and how much gets written. Even noting if we’re sticking with the daily writing habit or not and why. Today, let’s try a story fragment. Something…

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Writing Challenge-Day 10-Another Story Prompt

How did you writing day go yesterday? Are you noticing anything about your writing and writing habits. Why not keep a journal and make a few notes after each writing session. Let’s continue with this week’s story prompt, here’s one for Day 10. Your character arrives back from vacation only to discover all the photos…

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Writing Challenge Day 9-Story Prompt

By now you should have figured out where your most productive writing spot is and whether it’s writing at home, away from home, with keyboards or pen and paper. This week we’re going to put that information to good use while we work on some story prompts. Here’s today’s prompt- Your character has forgotten his…

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Writing Challenge Day Four-What Works Best for You?

After two days of freewriting. One with pen and paper and the other using keyboards, let’s compare the two methods. Take a look at both pieces you wrote. Which made you the most productive? Was it the longhand way of writing or using keyboards? Is the wordcount near enough the same or did you pen…