Author: This Writer's Life
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…
Monday Motivation-Don’t Let Other Destroy Your Dream
Create a Deadline
Are you working to a deadline even though you don’t have one? This week I published a new class at Skillshare Be a Better Writer-15 Easy Tips. 15 easy things you can do to improve your skills whether you’re writing a novel, short story, or even a non-fiction article. I’ll give you a link at…
Writing is Scary
Writing a book, writing anything can be scary but as this quote says if it wasn’t then it wouldn’t be a goal worth having. This week, get over your fear and begin writing.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Another Month, More Goals? New Goals?
Did you set the goal of writing a book this year? Three months are behind us and have you started writing yet? If the answer is no, why not? Welcome to April and time for maybe some new goals? Mine is to get more self paced classes ready, go through old files and see what…