The first Ramblings for October. Thank you to J.J. and Merrilee who penned posts about two great topics for writers. If you haven’t already seen them, be sure to check out both. How are you enjoying Promptober? I’m way behind with mine but hope to get caught up this weekend. I updated my How to…
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Promptober Day 5
They say as brave as a lion so brave is the theme of today’s prompt.
Promptober Day 4
The prompt today is all about eavesdropping-
Creating Characters Who Matter
Welcome to today’s guest blogger, Merrilee Robson whose post focuses on the characters we create… A magazine editor recently commented that a secondary character in one of my short stories didn’t seem very upset about the death of another character. My first reaction was, “Well, of course she’s upset. Her best friend just died!” But…
Promptober Day 3
Today’s prompt is this photo-
Promptober Day 2
Your prompt for the day is… your character is learning to play the guitar.
Come on Pantsers, Let’s Unite
Today’s guest blogger is J.J. DiBenedetto, he’s a pantser or is he? There are as many different ways to write a novel as there are writers, but I want to speak up for those of us who don’t outline, who don’t plot out in detail, who discover the story as it goes along. Yes, I’m…
Are You Ready for Promptober?
Welcome October and I told you they’d be something different on the site each month. Prompts are the theme for this month. I got this idea because I’m learning to sketch and someone told me about a yearly event called Inktober . It’s sort of an artist’s version of NaNoWriMo and I thought why don’t…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Getting Ready for NaNoWriMo
Welcome to fall…or spring depending on where you live. Thank you to Beth and Vivi for this week’s great guest posts. Both of them have promised to guest blog again. My September class finished today and it’s time for some (as I call it), shameless promoting. Beginning on Monday, I’ll be teaching how to write…
Is Writing a Pain in the Butt?
Let’s welcome back Viviana MacKade who’s blog post touches upon a delicate matter… We writers are always talking about the emotional issues laced with who, and what, we are. Borderline bipolar (I just discovered a study whose results were shocking: 8 out of 10 writers are, or lean into, bipolar disorders. Duh!), inclined to overthink pretty much everything,…