Please welcome author Monica Hargraves to This Writer’s Life… Whether you experienced foster care or adoption or neither, this story will encourage you to keep believing that good will find you. Faded Red Beads: From an Orphanage to a Disrupted Adoption. A Story of Courage, Resiliency and Faith. by Monica Hargrave Genre: Nonfiction Inspirational Biography…
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Accept the Challenge-This is Summer
Seeing crops growing in a field is a sure sign of summer. What story can you conjure up based upon this one? Have fun and happy writing.
Monday Writing Tips-Reward Yourself
Have you met your word count for the day…for the week or even month? Why not reward yourself…it could be a movie or even your favorite ice cream.
Accept the Challenge-Head to the Beach
Who doesn’t love sitting on a beach? Your character heads to one? What happens? Have fun and happy writing.
Monday Writing Tips-It’s One Scene and Then Another
Don’t panic just think of writing your book as a series of scenes and weave them together.
Accept the Challenge-Berries
One wonderful thing about summer is the abundance of berries. Does your character grow their own or maybe go to a pick your own farm? Have fun and happy writing.
Monday Writing Tips-Practice
Talent can only take you so far. Lots of talented people give up before they get to published status.
Accept the Challenge-It’s Summer
It’s officially summer and time for another set of Accept the Challenges. This month the challenge is to create a story based on the images of things related to summer and warmer weather. This week it’s a boat ride. What happens? What does your character see while out at sea? Have fun and happy writing.
Monday Writing Tips-Listen to Dialogue
Some people struggle with writing dialogue. Go to a coffee shop and sit and listen to how real people talk.
Accept the Challenge-Surfing
It’s the final Accept the Challenge for June and the skill your character learns this week is surfing. Have fun and happy writing.