Despite this week’s busy schedule, I’ve taken a few hours here and there to work on plans for This Writer’s Life in 2020. I’ve asked myself if I want to take it in a new direction. My answer, not really. I’m happy with the content and I hope you are too. I’d like to include…
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Wednesday Writing Prompts-Part One
Only three Wednesday Writing Prompts left for 2019 so I thought we’d do something different. The stories will be interconnected. Each week there will be a photo and it’s where the story begins. The next photo will be for the middle of the story and the final one for its conclusion. So delay writing…
Five Questions to Ask Post NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo 2019 is history. Congratulations to everyone who took the challenge and finished. It’s no small achievement. Now the question is what do you do with the story, here’s five I asked myself after I took the challenge for the first time in 2013. Did It Go As Planned? I don’t know about you, but…
Monday Motivation-Fall and Rise
Even if you didn’t finish NaNoWriMo or get to 50,000 words, it doesn’t matter. You attempted it which is more than most people do. Like this quote reminds us, fall but you can always rise again. In fact, falling makes you stronger the next time around.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Black Friday Shopping, Free Books and Snow
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoying some Black Friday shopping. I have to admit when I woke up I didn’t intend to buy anything but I found a deal on the latest iPad and I couldn’t say no. I know I’m going to put it to good use for reading, watching movies and…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Dinner
It’s the last Wednesday of the month and the last of the photo prompts. Here’s this week’s one. Who is throwing the dinner party? What’s the occasion? Who’s invited…who isn’t and why? Maybe something exciting or sinister is revealed. If you’re journaling think about an imaginary dinner party. Who would you invite and why?…
Monday Motivation-What Impossible Really Means
I love a quote that reminds us to turn something negative into a positive. Only we set the boundary between what’s possible and what’s not. Don’t let not writing your book be part of your impossible.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Lots Going On
I’m planning to take a mini break next week so I thought I’d try and get as much done as I could this week. I’ve been concentrating on getting my old financial site up and running again. It used to be focused on helping people save money but it’s new angle’s going to be making money…writing’s…
Five Things to Do When NaNoWriMo Ends
I know NaNoWriMo isn’t over yet but as it slowly draws to a close it’s time to think about what to do once it’s over. Celebrate The first thing to do is celebrate. And this isn’t just for people who got to 50,000 words. If you wrote something and had never written before, way to go. If you got…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Photographer
Last Ramblings, I told you one thing on my should do list is figure out how to use my camera. When I saw this photo, it reminded me of just that. I thought we’d use this as this week’s photo prompt. Maybe, like me, the character hasn’t got a clue how to use all the…