Happy New Year to you all. This Writer’s Life site has now gone from WordPress.com over to WordPress.org and I hope all followers and subscribers will receive this post. If someone could let me know you are, that would be great. You can send me an e-mail at writerslifeblog@gmail.com I’m going to use this post…
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The Writer’s Life-The Year in Review
2020 is almost over so for this final Thursday post of the year, I thought I’d do a year in review for This Writer’s Life. Here are some of the stats- 244 posts which totaled 67,395 words The most popular day and time for visitors was Mondays at 1 a.m. Followers passed the 1,000 point…
Vision Boards
Do you have a vision board? I asked the same question over at my Budget Smart Girl site. I put one together many years ago. Just a piece of cardboard that I stuck quotes on and also images. Two years ago, I bought a fancy board and it hangs on my office wall. Some people…
What Writing Help Do You Need in 2021?
It’s Monday afternoon and I’m working on content ideas for This Writer’s Life for 2021. I’ve brainstormed lots of them, made a list of authors, agents, editors I hope to reach out to for interviews, topics to tackle etc. However, another idea popped into my head, why not ask you. So, here’s my question, what…
What Are Your Goals for 2021?
It’s almost the end of the year. Although, September has become my favorite time to set new goals for the following 12 months, I also use the turn of the calendar to plan. Here are some questions I always ask myself to help me plan and stay motivated and I hope you’ll find them useful…
New Release-Bewitching The Bear
No Tuesday guest blogger today so thought as it’s release day, I’d share my new book with you. It’s the 14th story in my Kalispell Shifters series. It’s been about four years since I wrote the last one. Yes, it’s been long overdue. It picks up immediately after the 13th book in the series ended….
Essential Elements of Any Great Story
Want to write a great story every time you sit down to write? Read on… Last weekend, I decided to clean and organize the pantry. A boring chore and I really wanted to sit and read but I decided to make the most of it. I pulled out my Ipad and clicked on the Tubi…
A Mid NaNoWriMo Pep Talk
Taking part in NaNoWriMo? Been writing every day? Congratulations. You’re now over the half way point. As we don’t have a guest blogger today, I thought I’d take this space to give you a mid NaNoWriMo pep talk to help you make it across the finish line. Just think how proud you’re going to feel…
Worried Your Plot Isn’t Unique Enough?
Editors and agents see lots of manuscript each week. Readers see lots of newly self published books each week. So, how do you make yours stand out? How do you take a plot that everyone’s seen hundreds of times before and put a new spin on it? One easy way to give your readers something…
More Tips for NaNoWriMo
It’s NaNoWriMo and how are you doing? I thought I’d share with you some more of my favorite tips to help you finish the first week. Take Breaks A long, long time ago, I used to be able to sit for hours and write. Now if I do that, my body tells me it was…