Tips and Advice About Writing and Self-Publishing
We’ve had the Polar Vortex and now this weekend is supposed to feel like spring. If only the spring part would stay around that would be great. I’m sure lots of you were also in the path of that nasty cold weather earlier this week. People always debate whether it’s better to be in a heatwave…
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This e-mail from Stephanie touched on a topic that I’ve been meaning to post about for some time. Here’s what she wrote… Hi Susan, I keep hearing about critique groups and beta readers. One editor who recently sent me a rejection letter even suggested I find a critique partner? What’s what and which one…
I thought now and then we could base a story around a certain emotion. This week it’s fear. What is your character afraid of? It could be fear of flying, public speaking, going to the dentist? Maybe the fear is rational or maybe it’s not. So much you can do with this one. Have…
I should add two words to the title of this post and that’s for writers. Sometimes I know I should be writing but instead I’m searching Netflix and soon I’m watching a movie and time slips away. However, last month I took a different view of time spent away from my writing. I was watching this one movie and…
Here’s a goal for the upcoming week. Try and get rid of any distractions that take you away from your writing. It could be you spend too much time on social media, watching YouTube, or checking your e-mail. Figure out what it is and make it history.
Two words I hate to see in the weather forecast are Polar Vortex. It’s cold, no correct that, it’s friggin’ cold and only going to get colder. When the forecasted high has a negative sign in front of you, you know you don’t want to go outside…well, at least I don’t. I always say look for…
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If you’ve ever thought about writing for a book packager, you might be interested in my chat with Relay Publishing… This Writer’s Life( TWL)-Could you tell us about Relay Publishing, what sort of books you publish and when the company was launched? Relay Publishing (RP)-Relay Publishing was founded in April 2013, and since then has…
When it comes to writing prompts, I always think the writer should pick the genre but this week I thought we’d try something different. This time the genre is sci fi. Maybe some of you are already sci fi writers but if not, here’s your chance to wander outside your comfort zone. Here’s a photo and…
I thought I’d pick a non-fiction question this time and this one was e-mailed to me from Lee. Hi Susan, I’m trying to become a freelance writer but every time I approach a market they ask to see samples of my previous work but I don’t have any. I feel like writing is the ultimate…
I love this quote because it reminds me of one thing. Every time you sit down to write you don’t have to be perfect. Don’t worry if you wrote perfect prose the day before but today’s a different story. Don’t panic if you’ve been staring at a blank page for five minutes…just write anything that comes…
