Welcome to today’s guest blogger, Merrilee Robson whose post focuses on the characters we create… A magazine editor recently commented that a secondary character in one of my short stories didn’t seem very upset about the death of another character. My first reaction was, “Well, of course she’s upset. Her best friend just died!” But…
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Promptober Day 3
Today’s prompt is this photo-
Promptober Day 2
Your prompt for the day is… your character is learning to play the guitar.
Come on Pantsers, Let’s Unite
Today’s guest blogger is J.J. DiBenedetto, he’s a pantser or is he? There are as many different ways to write a novel as there are writers, but I want to speak up for those of us who don’t outline, who don’t plot out in detail, who discover the story as it goes along. Yes, I’m…
Are You Ready for Promptober?
Welcome October and I told you they’d be something different on the site each month. Prompts are the theme for this month. I got this idea because I’m learning to sketch and someone told me about a yearly event called Inktober . It’s sort of an artist’s version of NaNoWriMo and I thought why don’t…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Getting Ready for NaNoWriMo
Welcome to fall…or spring depending on where you live. Thank you to Beth and Vivi for this week’s great guest posts. Both of them have promised to guest blog again. My September class finished today and it’s time for some (as I call it), shameless promoting. Beginning on Monday, I’ll be teaching how to write…
Is Writing a Pain in the Butt?
Let’s welcome back Viviana MacKade who’s blog post touches upon a delicate matter… We writers are always talking about the emotional issues laced with who, and what, we are. Borderline bipolar (I just discovered a study whose results were shocking: 8 out of 10 writers are, or lean into, bipolar disorders. Duh!), inclined to overthink pretty much everything,…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Be This Character
This week you character is the one in this photo. She’s about to board a plane. Does she know where she’s going or is she leaving it to chance? Is she going on vacation, to school, maybe to meet a secret love? Perhaps she’s running away from someone or something. Have fun and happy…
Planning Your Novel
Say hello to today’s guest blogger, Beth Barany who offers advice about planning our novels… Do you like plotting your story before you write it? I don’t! That is, I don’t like the sound of “plotting.” Sounds so boring and feels heavy. Like “plodding.” I’ve learned, though, through lots of trial and error that if…
Monday Motivation-All Work and No Play?
You know the saying all work and no play? That’s true for writing too. I’ve often worked non-stop on a book and felt drained by the time I typed the last word. Writing is supposed to be fun but if you push yourself too hard it becomes more of a chore. That’s something you…