My goal for this site is to post something at least five days a week and yes, there’s only so much I can do so on Tuesdays and Thursdays I’m turning This Writer’s Life over to you. Established writer, aspiring writer, author, non-fiction guru…you get the picture. Only rule is it has to be a…
Category: Writing How Tos
Three Ways to Achieve Your Writing Goals in 2018
I have a confession to make…I’m hopeless at keeping New Year resolutions. Usually they’re history by mid-January. However, many years ago I did set one that I stuck with and that was to write every day of the week. How did this one become goal actually achieved while the others were mere history? First thing, I didn’t…
Skillshare Classes
You’ve heard me mention Skillshare many times and that I teach on that platform. Next year I plan to upload two classes per month comprising of The Novel Writing Blueprint and The Freelance Writing Blueprint. They’ll be standalone classes but I think you’ll get more out of the experience if you follow along…
Stronger Writing
I’ve been sorting through half-finished manuscripts stored on my laptop. And as many of you know, I’ve also been revamping stories whose rights have been returned to me. These are older stories I wrote 5 or more years ago and revisiting them is teaching me a lot and hopefully making me a better writer…
Writing Through Loss and Writer’s Block
In my last Ramblings I mentioned that I wanted to pen a post about writing through painful events in your life so here it is. If you didn’t see last Friday’s Ramblings you won’t know that I recently learned that someone who was(and I should say, still is), very special to me, had passed…
NaNoWriMo-Day 13
Almost at the mid-way point and how are things going? My tip today is food centric. I’ve found that if I write while I’m hungry I’m not as productive. They say our brains need fuel like the rest of our bodies so maybe that’s got something to do with it. Even if you don’t…
NaNoWriMo-Day 8 and 9
I didn’t get time to post anything yesterday because I was busy throughout the day and then ended up writing until about 10 p.m. How are things going for you? We’re a week into the challenge and is it easier or harder than you thought? My tip is don’t worry if you feel you…
NaNoWriMo-Day 3
I’m currently taking a break from today’s writing sprint which is also my tip of the day. Some people don’t like to quit writing until they’re done with their word count but I like to stop every fifteen minutes or so and take a break and stretch my legs or even grab of cup of tea.
Synopsis Writing Boot Camp-Three Spots Left
I’m teaching a two week synopsis writing boot camp starting on July 1st. There are just three spots left so if you or anyone you know what’s to learn the art of writing a synopsis, here’s a link for more details and how to sign up- http://www.oirwa.com/forum/campus/#JUL
Been Rejected and It Hurts so Bad?
The dreaded rejection letter. The writer’s equivalent of a dear john letter. They’re a necessary evil that goes hand in hand with being an author who’s continually writing and submitting their work. I’ve had my share of them and once I even received two in one day. Ouch! Another time I received someone else’s…