People working from home is the new norm this week so it wasn’t too surprising to find lots of Hi Susan e-mails asking me if I had any tips. I was lucky enough to ease into working from home because my last employer let me do about 50% of the work from the home…
Continuing with our theme for March and the strange object story prompts. Here’s a challenging one. What story can you create from this image? Have fun and happy writing.
Welcome to today’s guest blogger, Pia Manning… When did you begin writing? I turned to writing several years ago as a way to fill the empty hours following an extensive surgery. Recovery can be a long and frustrating process and at times I needed to take a mental vacation. I began spinning stories in my…
A simple quote and message for the start of this new week. Don’t just talk about it… Begin your story. Begin your dream.
The world has been on a roller coaster ride this week and I’m not surprised that we’re finishing the work week on Friday the 13th. My late father taught me two things about tough times, one is to always keep a sense of humor, and two, they don’t last forever. I finally got my…
Read more Friday Ramblings From An Author-Oh, No, It’s Friday the 13th!
I’ve been telling you about this for the last month and today, my first content creator’s product under my brand, Budget Smart Girl, is part of a bundle sale put together by April Lemarr. The bundle is just $27 and BTW, it’s not only my product you’ll get but lots of other goodies…
Last week I told you how to decrease the odds of getting rejected by editors and agents. I’ve had lots of requests for similar information for freelancing writing, so here are some tips to increase the odds you earn that all important byline…and money! Study and Research First Always remember to study and research…
Thanks for all the feedback about the strange object prompt from last week…seems you loved the idea. Here’s the second one and I hope it also ignites your creativity. Have fun and happy writing.
Say hello to today’s guest blogger, Katy Eeten… When did you begin writing? I began writing short stories and poems when I was very young, but I was in my mid-twenties when I decided that publishing a book was something I wanted to aim for. It didn’t happen my first couple attempts, and I pushed…
For those of you who have been following the site for any length of time, you know the following story. Sorry if it’s old news to many of you but this quote made me think about it again. It’s about the editor, who, very early in my writing life, returned a manuscript with a handwritten…
