It’s September, the first of the BER months, the last part of the year, for the self employed, it’s the fourth quarter. I’ve never liked using January as my goal setting, start over month. There’s something about it that says pressure. I can’t remember exactly when, but I’m now using September as the start of…
Category: Writing How Tos
How Many Words in a Novel?
One question I get asked all the time is, how long should my book be? Simple answer only you, the author knows that. A great book is always going to be the perfect length when all the right chords are struck. That being, a character or characters the reader can identify with and who…
Tuesday Guest Blogger-Dee S. Knight
Today, Dee S. Knight is back to tell us why she’s a fan of Law and Order…hint, it has something to do with great writing! I’m sitting here watching Law & Order re-runs during lunch and thinking of all the things I should be doing, like working on a short story due in a…
Fall Plans-What’s Ahead?
Fall always signals it’s time to start planning the remaining part of the year. In this post, I thought I’d share with you some of the projects I have lined up for TWL. Guest Bloggers First up, there are 8 open slots for Tuesday guest bloggers. If you want to post something about a writing…
Upcoming Writing Classes and A New Format for 2021
No, Tuesday guest blogger this week. The last session of the summer writing retreat is over half way done and after a week break, I’ll then be back to focusing on teaching the last classes for 2020, two of them will be regular workshops, while the other four are boot camps. I usually tell…
Hi Susan-I Think I’ve Lost the Plot
A backlog of Hi Susan e-mails prompted me to respond to one. Nina send me this- I’ve been working on my story for a two weeks. Prior to that I spend months, outlining, plotting but now I feel I want to take it in another direction. Should I throw this one away and…
Tuesday Guest Blogger- Jan Selbourne
Meet our guest blogger for today, Jan Selbourne When did you begin writing? I’ve always had the urge to write but career, marriage, children, put that urge on the backburner. When I retired, it was ‘me’ time to begin writing, but I floundered until a magazine article and my grandfather’s WW1 military records gave me…
Making It to the Small Screen
I’ve lost count of the number of posts on this site but one remains a favorite. In fact, it’s the top post year after year and that’s how to get published with Hallmark. Half the interest is publishing a book with them, the other, having their story idea turned into a Hallmark movie…especially…
Five Writing Resources
No guest blogger this week so thought I’d share this quick post with you. Five writing resources to check out. An Old Favorite I never know why I didn’t get a subscription to this gem of a magazine but each time I went to a certain supermarket, I’d pick up a copy of The…
10 Survival Tips for Freelancers
I’ve had lots of e-mails about how to survive as a freelance writer especially during an economic down turn. A handful of you have told me you’ve lost contracts, clients and lots of publications are saying they’re not buying anything right now. Stay in this business long enough and you’re going to need to…