Tips and Advice About Writing and Self-Publishing
Can you tell from the title of this post that it’s back to winter? A foot of snow earlier in the week and today, howling winds and temps in the 20s. I’m pretty sure this time last year I was sitting outside to write a few Friday Ramblings. I’m guessing we’re going to skip spring…
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” ― Winston S. Churchill I thought this quote from Winston Churchill can be applied to the writing life. Sometimes we fail, we write terrible first drafts, the muse is lost and we get rejection letters. However, it’s having the courage and…
It’s hard to believe two months of 2018 are already history. I know February’s a short one, but it did fly by. Thank you to all the February guest bloggers. I hope you’ll agree they shared some great tips on a wide array of writing topics. I have more lined up for March and this…
Anyone have a resolution to write a book in 2018? Some resolutions stick while many fall by the wayside. Why? The word why plays a huge role in why some people start and finish writing a book…even get published while others don’t. Ask yourself why you want to write a book. Has it been…
This week your character finds him or herself driving through this tunnel. Where are they going? Are they afraid of tunnels? Do they make it safely through to the other side? Does an accident happen inside the tunnel delaying or even trapping them for hours? Perhaps they’re entering the tunnel inside of a dream. Have fun and happy writing.
Happy Friday everyone. This week’s seemed strange and I don’t mean in a bad way but with a holiday on Tuesday it feels like it was cut in half and made it seem extra busy for me…not sure why. Summer’s well underway but not my summer reading. The only thing I’m reading right now is…
This week’s prompt is about letter writing. You’ve probably heard about people who decide to write a letter to their younger self and that’s what your character decides to do. At what age is ‘their younger self’ and what do they discover about themselves and the past during the process. I think this one…
It’s been a hot week…and it’s getting hotter, and it’s also been a busy week. I got rights back to two stories that had appeared in anthologies five years ago. I usually like to give them a rewrite and polish them up some more. Some I like to give a total make-over. It’s amazing how…
Read more Friday Ramblings From An Author-Two Books Down and One to Go
Friday greetings. Have any of you thought about becoming a book reviewer? The reason I ask is because the nice folks at Long and Short Reviews are currently looking for more reviewers. I’ve been reviewing for them for eight years and for both authors and readers it’s a win-win situation. While you won’t get paid,…
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Happy Friday to everyone. It’s crazy to think it’s already the 20th of the month. I got lots done this week including uploading some of my writing workshops to a new platform over at Teachable. My school is called The Writer’s Workshop. I’ll be adding more classes there soon. Next week I’ll be working…
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