It’s Wednesday which means it’s guest author time and this week say hello to D.V Stone… This Writer’s Life-(TWL)-Welcome to This Writer’s Life, happy to have you join us today. Introduce yourself and tell us about yourself, your writing and your books. Thank you for sharing your space with me. TWL-Why and when did you…
Category: Writing How Tos
Check Out My Guest Post
Today, I’m a guest on Brenda Whiteside’s blog, Discover. Here’s the link if you want to read about how I became an accidental writer https://brendawhiteside.blogspot.com/2025/01/stay-on-platform-inspiration-from-susan.html
Wishing You Happy Holidays
2024 is slowly coming to a close. I hope you had a wonderful writing year. I have lots planned for 2025. books to be written, more content added to this site… The list goes on. I’ll be adding book reviews, market guides, interviews and the return of the Wednesday guest author starting in January. I’ll…
Five Writing Tips Everyone Should Follow
First up, some shameless promotion. I’m about to tell you about the Romance Writers 2.0 that’s packed with a whole bunch of goodies to help you write the best romance novel out there. And an honest confession here, I’m not always that thrilled with the copy swipes the companies who are selling the product give…
Monday Writing Wisdom-Be a Critic Later
A first draft is all about just getting the story written. The second and even third draft is all about editing, refining and polishing your story.
Monday Writing Wisdom-Narrow it Down
Most beginning short story writers make the same mistake…they pick a plot that’s better suited to a novel. Narrow it down, zoom in and then zoom in some more.
Monday Writing Wisdom-Don’t Worry About that First Draft
When you write your first draft, keep going, don’t think about edits, don’t worry about the wrong word, the poor spelling, grammar that stinks…just sit down and write.
Monday Writing Wisdom-Write with all Five Senses
Immerse yourself in each scene that you write. See, hear, taste, feel…take your writing to a whole new level.
Monday Writing Wisdom-Edit, Edit, Edit
Don’t worry if you have to do three edits even more. The main goal is to exclude anything that isn’t necessary.
Wednesday Guest Author-Weaving Life Passions with Romance Writing with Gayle M. Irwin
It’s Wednesday so it’s time for another guest author and please welcome back Gayle M. Irwin to This Writer’s Life…. Dogs. Cats. Horses and sheep, both wild and domestic. Elk. Swans. Northern Lights. National Parks. Puppy Mills. Stray Animals. Adopted Animals. All of these and more, more nature, more animals, are woven into my sweet,…