This week’s prompt is all about a character who can’t sleep. What’s keeping them awake at night? Something good or something bad. Maybe the something bad stems from guilt. Does a nightmare wake them? The same one? Do they wake up at the same time every day? What are the consequences of their lack…
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Use Astrology To Create Characters with Janet Lane Walters
Have you ever struggled to create a captivating character that stands out from the crowd? Today’s guest bloggers tells us all about using astrology… When I use Astrology to cast my main characters, I use the Sun sign, the Moon sign and the Rising sign. The Sun denotes the person’s inner self. The Moon…
Monday Motivation-Listen To Your Heart
When the rejections start to build up, self-doubt can build up too. Many times I used to think maybe I’m not supposed to be an author. That’s what my head was telling me but my heart always had an opposing view. It told me, it’s not supposed to be easy. Anything you truly want…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-New Releases
Happy Friday everyone. I’ve spent most of the week working on the back titles. I managed to get two more re-released. Here they are- Now I’m working on two more. Two stories that I not only enjoyed writing a lot, but they are also two of my all time favorites. They were…
“Guilty!” Not. Tips for Writing Legal Suspense, by V.S. Kemanis
Today author and guest blogger V.S. Kemanis has some tips for writers who want to add authentic courtroom drama to their stories… “Write what you know” is the advice we often hear as writers. The wisdom of this maxim is often debated, not to mention its meaning. For me, the best and wisest meaning…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Blue Suede Shoes
Elvis sang about them and now you can create a story around a pair of blue suede shoes. Who buys them? Who owns them? Who finds them? Who dances in them? Who loses them? Whose finds them on their front door step or in their car? Lots of ideas so have fun and happy…
Banish Your Writer Shortcomings with Madeline McEwen
I was moved by a previous post here—“Writers Block Fact or Fiction”—and reflected on how events affect our lives so profoundly, and yet so differently. While that writer understandably found herself unable to write following the death of her father by contrast I have always escaped whatever troubles me through the craft of writing…
Monday Motivation-Rest and Relaxation
All work and no play… You’ve heard that expression before but how many of us take notice of its true meaning? When you get too invested in something you can get fatigued. This often leads to just giving up on your dream or goal. Next time you feel like quitting, it could be that you need some rest and relaxation. Take…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Just Keep At It
Happy Friday everyone. This one’s rolled around faster than last week’s. Have you been enjoying all the guest blogger posts? I have two more lined up for next week. If you’d like to be a guest blogger I’ll be opening up slots for May onwards early next month so stay tuned. I’m slowly making my way through the…
Doing the research right By J. H. Bográn
Doing research for your book can be a chore or it can be fun but as today’s guest blogger tells us, it has to be done right… Many memes are doing the rounds on the internet that poke fun at the research habits of writers. For most of them, the punch-line is…