One thing you have to be aware of when you’re self-employed is wasting time. Monday morning was an example of that for me…well, so I thought. My mid-morning ritual is to make myself a mug of green tea to carry me through until lunchtime. I work from home so that means going into the…
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Tuesday Guest Blogger-Seelie Kay
Say hello to our Tuesday guest, Seelie Kay… When did you begin writing? I have been writing since I could hold a crayon. Years ago, my mother gave me a note I had written her when I was four. In it, I expressed my anger at having been punished and pointed out that she was…
Tuesday (Thursday) Guest Blogger-Caroline Clemmons
Yes, I know it’s not Tuesday, but we have another guest blogger this week and it’s Caroline Clemmons…. When did you begin writing? I’ve created stories as long as I can remember. The first were written and illustrated by crayon and always involved a beautiful princess and a castle. Since I started writing for publication…
Tuesday Guest Blogger-Tricia Schneider
This week’s guest blogger is Tricia Schneider… When did you begin writing? I wrote my first novel when I was 15 during summer vacation. It was a fantasy romance inspired by a strange dream I had one night. I still think often about that story. I wrote several more novel-length and short stories during my…
Fiction and Non-Fiction Writer’s Must Have Books
If you often wonder where ideas for posts come from, this one originated while I was dusting. Actually dusting the bookshelves in my office. As I took each book off the shelf, I thought I’d share with you what I think are must have books. I’ve divided them in fiction and non-fiction categories, but bottom…
Pick Your Words Carefully
Last month while I was checking the weather forecast, extremely cold was written for one day, frigid the next. As a writer, words fascinate me. The choice of words my fellow authors pick intrigue me. As in the case of whoever write this forecast. What’s the difference between extremely cold and frigid? According my dictionary,…
Debut of the New Tuesday Guest Bloggers
I said we’d try something different this year. A new day for the guest bloggers to take center stage along with a Q and A format with the same questions for everyone. I thought it would be fun for you to read how the author got started, why they chose their genre and their writing…
Five Writing Resolutions for 2020
The close of one year and the beginning of another. Time to start thinking resolutions. Do you make them? Do you keep them? How about writing resolutions? Here are five I think every writer should make in 2020 (and hopefully stick to)- Don’t Be Hard On Yourself Promise to send the inner critic on…
My Writing and Teaching Plans for 2020
I thought I’d share with you my writing and teaching plans for the new year… I’ve decided that 2020 will be the last year I offer my coaching and mentoring service. Not that I don’t love helping aspiring authors with their writing, but combine that with teaching, and I’m word fatigued at the end of…
Take It Easy
Here’s our final guest blogger for 2019 and it’s Mageela who writes on a topic all of us should take note of. (Let’s all wish Mageela a happy birthday!) The holiday season can be a hectic time of the year. There are Thanksgiving meals to prepare, dinners to enjoy and then comes Christmas or Hanukkah…