If you remember my post about not being able to write after my father died, you’ll know that I struggled to get back to writing for almost a decade. The road back wasn’t easy. I did it in baby steps but when I was writing every day again, boy did it feel good. There…
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Personal Thoughts on Being a Writer with Tory Richards
Today, author Tory Richards shares with you her personal journey to authorship…. Write about what you know. Heard that saying before? Well, it wasn’t much, and it certainly wouldn’t have held reader’s interests. I began writing when I was ten, on notebook paper. How much could a ten year old know, and especially about…
Summer Writing ‘Retreat’
After sitting outside reading for most of Sunday afternoon, I came up with an idea for summer. Many people have an idea for a story, lots of people say they’re going to write a book, and yes, even published writers like myself, have unfinished manuscripts sitting on their computer(or gathering dust on a shelf)….
The Well-Fed Writer with Peter Bowerman
While the books on my shelves come and go, there are three that are keepers. All three have the same author, Peter Bowerman. I’ve never grown tired of reading them. In fact, I’ve read them countless times and always find other tip or hint I’d missed before. If you’ve ever thought about switching to commercial freelance writing, Peter’s the guy…
Meet Jenika Snow, USA Bestselling Author
Some people have asked me how I managed to write a book a month. I told them I was inspired by two of my fellow Evernight Publishing authors I’m about to introduce you to one of them through this interview. Say hello to Jenika Snow. I never knew how many words Jenika wrote per day…
Making Time To Write
Say hello to our guest blogger, Angela Drake who today tackles an important topic for writers and that’s making time to write. Making time to write has been a problem for writers the world over for years. You would think with technology, other items on our To-Do list would be ticked off faster, freeing…
Q and A With Evernight Publishing
I’ve been meaning to do a Q and A with one of my publishers so here it is. Stacy Adderley is the publisher of Evernight Publishing home to many of my books and here she tells us what they look for in submissions- This Writer’s Life (TWL)-What made you decide to launch Evernight Publishing?…
Three Lessons from the Head of Franz Kafka
Photo credit: Erin F. Slattery Today’s guest blogger, Erin Slattery tells us how other creative sources such as sculpture can help authors… Czech artist David Černý creates sculptures on an enormous scale, famously subverting expectations about what public art should be. His super-sized satirical works are scattered around Prague: a pack of giant babies crawls around the side of…
Funny Bones (adding humor to your writing) with guest blogger Madeline McEwen
Caption: The writer—a lifetime of solitary silence in pursuit of communication. Madeline McEwen is back and this time she’s sharing her art and tips on how to add humor to your stories. Everyone wants to hang out with comedians and each one of us believes we have a great sense of humor. Whether there is…
Had a bad, biased review?
We all know a bad and biased review stings like a rejection letter. Guest blogger Viviana Mackade tells us how to handle them. How to deal with a bad, biased review… The short and real answer is, you don’t. If you do this for a while, and put out books on a fairly regular basis,…