NaNoWriMo begins on Sunday. Are you taking this year’s challenge? I’ve written lots of articles and posts about the actual writing side of the challenge, but never one on the mindset you need to make it through the 30 days. You know my story. The one where I couldn’t write for close to ten years…
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Tuesday Guest Blogger-Jill Piscitello
Say hello to today’s Tuesday guest blogger, Jill Piscitello… When did you begin writing? As a child, I loved creating stories. Since then, I’ve accumulated a long list of children’s books and novels that are still in draft format. The summer of 2019, I rewrote one of the drafts and the final version resulted in…
The Countdown to NaNoWriMo
I hadn’t realized we’re over the half way point of October until today. Just ten days left and it’s November. If you’re an author, I don’t have to tell you what that means. It’s NaNoWriMo time again. Lots of you have e-mailed and asked if I’m taking part this year. No, I’m not and that’s…
Are You One of the Few Still Standing?
Imagine that you’re taking one of my writing seminars. I’m going to ask you all to stand. Now I’m going to ask those of you who have said you’re going to write a book someday to continue to stand. If that doesn’t apply to you, sit down. My next question is have you started to…
Why Don’t You Feel Like Writing?
Lots of students tell me they don’t always feel like writing. That’s fine, I say, nothing wrong with that. However, after a pause, more is revealed… they’ve felt that way for weeks, if they’re honest, maybe even months. Now that’s a problem. First thing I always ask is do you really want to be a…
Don’t Stop Dreaming
It’s September 30th when I’m writing this. I almost forgot that I needed to write a post for the Thursday slot here are TWL. After some brainstorming about the topic, I decided to tackle a question that many people have asked about. It’s not a writing one, not a Hi Susan one, but about the…
A Major Reason for Getting Rejected
No Tuesday guest blogger this week so thought I’d address a topic that’s been on my mind for several months. While I haven’t done as much reading over the summer as I’d hoped, I have read the beginning of many stories and chosen to pass on them. They might have been great stories but they…
Saying Goodbye To My Writing Companion
Tuesday was a day I’d be dreading for a long time. It began not as I’d planned. My tabby cat who was 22 years and 2 months old (yes, you read that right), showed signs that his journey was coming to end. Up to a few weeks ago, you would never have believed he was…
How to Write a Non-Fiction Book in 30 Days
Two posts in one day, but I wanted to let you know that my How to Write a Non-Fiction Book in 30 Days is on sale. It’s a four week self paced course with other great resources like a Kindle publishing guide and self publishing planner. It’s on sale for just $5 because I’m taking…
National Novel Writing Month-Let’s Get Started
Thinking about taking part in this year’s National Novel Writing Month? It’s not even officially fall yet but it’s never too early to start planning. In fact, planning and getting all set up before Nov 1st, I feel is the key to writing 50,000 words in 30 days. Here are some steps to get you…