It’s week two and your character needs to use the following line in your story “I saw the first of the leaves had changed color.” Have fun and happy writing.
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Monday Writing Tips-Writing is Drama
Something has to happen in your story. No one wants to read about a character who faces no challenges. What’s standing in the way of your character’s goals? Who and what is stopping your character from being happy? Figure that out and you have the beginning of a great story.
Book Tour Stop-Marc Macdonald
Please welcome Marc Macdonald to This Writer’s Life. This is one stop on his book tour to support his novel Between Two Seasons. TWL-Why and when did you decide to become an author? I was one of many writers how finally sat down to write the novel living in their heads during the COVID-19…
Accept the Challenge-End of Summer
It’s September and time for some new challenges. For this month I thought we’d have some dialogue specific challenges. Something a character says that is somehow connected with things associated with September. Here’s the first one. Somewhere in your story one of your characters has to say “It’s almost the end of summer.” Have fun…
Wednesday Guest Author-Ella Braeme author of Rekindled Flame
Please welcome Ella Braeme, author of Rekindled Flame to This Writer’s Life…. Book Details Book 1 in the Burning Hearts series: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD87RMRV Publication Date: September 3, 2025 37,000 words / 137 pages Available in Kindle Unlimited and as paperback Perfect for fans of Susan Stoker and Zoe York. Blurb When old flames reignite, sparks fly….
Monday Writing Tips-Practice Makes Perfect
The best way to learn to write is to just write. The more you practice, the more you get into the habit of putting words on a page, the better the writer you’ll be.
Accept the Challenge-The Vintage Car
It’s the final week of the August challenges and the story prompt this time is all about a vintage yellow car. What sort of story can you create featuring this vehicle? Have fun and happy writing.
Monday Writing Tips-Write the First Draft and…
Relax. Don’t sweat the first draft because no-ones going to read or critique it. The main thing is to get it written.
Accept the Challenge-Sunflowers
This week your story prompt is a summer favorite and it’s a sunflower. Have fun and happy writing.
Book Tour Stop-Tales from Planet Sanos
Please welcome a bunch of talented authors who today stop by on their book tour to support their wonderful new book Planet Sanos. The future is grim. Seven human women, trained in survival and negotiation are being permitted to land on Planet Sanos with one goal: secure a future for the humans of Earth… at…