The June workshop concluded today which means I have a two month break to get caught up on the books I plan to self publish in September. I also hope to get some serious reading done too. Remember I’ve set myself the goal of reading twenty books between now and September. The weather’s been perfect and…
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Summer Reading List-Book One
Summer’s here and as many of you know I’ve selected 20 books that I hope to read between now and September 23rd. Some of fiction and a handful are non-fiction titles. The first one I’ve picked to kick things off is Into the Woods by Harlan Coben. I’ve read many of his other books, Tell…
Monday Writing Prompt-Mother Nature
We hear about rivers drying up, hurricanes, and earthquakes, so in your story what force of Mother Nature is your character up against? Have fun and happy writing.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-My New Office Buddy
Another busy week doing a little of this and a little of that. Writing, doing edits for my upcoming release, teaching and tutoring. I’m now almost 20,000 words into my WIP, and about a quarter of the way through the revamp of an older title I’ll be releasing as a self-published book in the fall….
Monday Writing Prompts-Longest Day of the Year
It’s almost Midsummer’s Eve so I thought I’d make that the subject of today’s writing prompt. What happens on the longest day of the year? Have fun and happy writing.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Summer’s Almost Here
Only one week left of spring 2015. Next weekend I’ll begin reading the first book on my summer reading list. I’m not sure exactly which one it will be. Do you sometimes find you’re in the mood for a certain genre? It’s not necessarily the book you don’t like but sometimes you’d rather read something humorous or…
Monday Writing Prompts-One for Mystery Fans
I pulled this writing prompt from the chapter on celebration days in my Kick Start Your Story book. Today June 8th is Name Your Poison Day. If you write mysteries I think this should be the perfect one for you. Or if you’ve never tried writing a suspense story before how about tackling this one? Have fun…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-First In June
Another month, and another rambling. The days are getting longer and I’m tempted move my writing spot from indoors to out. I saw this new resource today called Book Life from Publisher’s Weekly and if like me you self publish books this might come in handy- http://booklife.com/services Another workshop started this week and for June the numbers…
My 2015 Summer Reading List
Summer’s almost upon us and here is my list of the twenty books I’ll (or attempt to) read from June 21st until September 23rd. They’re in no particular order. Some are from my winter reading list that I didn’t get to. Four are non-fiction titles. Some are in print form and the rest are stored on…
Monday Writing Prompt-Helicopter
Here’s another writing prompt based on something that’s going on outside my window. A helicopter is currently circling the neighborhood. It’s actually spraying the surrounding woods and ponds to kill mosquito larvae but in your story it could be something more sinister or even transport for a VIP. Have fun and happy writing.