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Accept the Challenge-Learn a Skill
It’s June and that means it’s time for a new set of Accept the Challenges. For this month, the prompts will be about characters who learn a new skill. This week you character learns a new language. What language do they choose and how do things go? Have fun and happy writing.
Monday Writing Tips-Is It Finished?
Every good book depends on the editing. Write your first draft in author mode and your second or if you need it, third draft in editor mode.
Accept the Challenge-School Bus
It’s the last week of our May Accept the Challenge. May is often the month when school is done for the year. This week’s challenge is to write about a school bus. Maybe it’s your character final day of school or maybe your character buys an old school bus. Have fun and happy writing.
Guest Author-Jordyn Kross
Please welcome Jordyn Kross to This Writer’s Life… Disaster Survival for Authors Words matter for authors. When I say “disaster”, your mind might conjure the tornado that swept Dorothy away in The Wizard of Oz, or perhaps news images from recent hurricanes. But not all disasters are newsworthy or can be fixed with insurance settlement….
Monday Writing Tips-Editing is Key
Don’t sweat the first draft. Get it written and then on your second and third if you need one, cut, cut, cut, refine, refine, refine.
Accept the Challenge-Vacation
People often head out on vacation during May so this week’s challenge is to write a story about a character who is on vacation or planning one. Have fun and happy writing.
Book Tour Stop Nontraditional Plot Structures by Margie Pignataro
A FREE ebook that introduces neurodiverse writers (and neurotypical) to plot structures beyond the commonly used hero’s Journey. These plots are emotionally accessible, highly creative, and more “traditional” than you’d expect. Nontraditional Plot Structures for Neurodiverse Writers by Margie Pignataro Genre: Nonfiction Literary Theory, Writer’s Guide Born from a rejected dissertation proposal and reworked over…
Monday Writing Tips-Characters Take Over
Sometimes when I write my characters take over the plot. When I was a beginning writer I panicked thinking I was doing something wrong. I’ve since learned it’s a great thing. When your characters take over you’re on the right track. You, the writer are getting out of the way and letting your character and…
Accept the Challenge-Spring Flowers
They say April showers bring May flowers. This week your challenge is to write a short story about some of the flowers you see springing up in your neck of the woods. Have fun and happy writing.