Here are the writing prompts for May. Have fun and happy writing. Objects Place the following object somewhere in your story. Solar powered lawn mower Movie Titles How about creating stories based on movies. Imagine that you’ve never seen them before and let the title spark your imagination to come up with your own tale….
Author: This Writer's Life
Set Some Goals
What are your writing goals? Plan your May writing schedule and stick with it!
Friday Ramblings-April Draws to a Close
Can you believe that today is the last one in April? I’m behind on my to do list and one of the reasons for no posts this week here at TWL. I’ll try to do better next week. In fact, two posts I have on my list are the May Prompts and how to get…
Make an Idea Book
Market for Garden Writers and the New Kindle Vella
Always be on the lookout for new markets… It’s amazing what you find in your mail. And no, not e-mail, but the old fashioned kind that arrives in your physical mailbox. I’m growing vegetables again this year and ordered some potatoes. What does this have to do with writing you ask? It’s a case in…
Research and Then Write
Wondering why your short story keeps getting rejected? Or maybe what you thought was the perfect idea for a publication still got a no, not for us response? It could be that you’re writing before you research. This was huge mistake I made and had I known about this easy to remember tip, I know…
Monday Motivation-Goals
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Easy Ways to Write a Novel
A brief Ramblings as I’m in the middle of a project I want to get done by the end of the day. This week, I posted a new class over at Skillshare called Easy Ways to write a novel in 30 Days. It’s a great supplemental class to any of my write a novel in…
Score Points with Editors
Do you want to increase your chances of an editor requesting to see your manuscript or even getting published? It’s not just down to the actual story or proposal but how you can follow guidelines and instructions. Think of it as an entrance test. In the coming weeks, I’ll be telling you about markets that…