Fall is almost upon us. The leaves are turning and even falling. Where has 2020 gone? Looking back over summer, I didn’t get as much reading done as I have in previous years. The books I did read were entertaining and I found some new to me authors which is always exciting. I’m still on…
Thinking about taking part in this year’s National Novel Writing Month? It’s not even officially fall yet but it’s never too early to start planning. In fact, planning and getting all set up before Nov 1st, I feel is the key to writing 50,000 words in 30 days. Here are some steps to get you…
Continuing with our change the genre prompts of September. Here’s the image again and this week, let’s make it a Sci-Fi story. Have fun and happy writing.
Say hello to this week’s guest blogger, Gayle M. Irwin… I began writing books in 2007. However, I’ve been a writer for nearly 30 years. My career began at a small, western Montana town newspaper as a reporter and photographer. Less than 10 years later, I became reporter and editor for the West Yellowstone News…
I often think what a disappointment it would be if at the end of our life we think if only’d I’d done this or been brave enough to do that. Don’t let writing and getting a book published be one of your regrets. This week, get started on living that dream.
A short work week and a quiet one or so it seems in all of the writing communities. There’s a taste of fall in the air with chilly mornings and leaves beginning to turn. I enjoyed my short break last week because I finally finished the cozy mystery I was reading and got lots of…
It’s September, the first of the BER months, the last part of the year, for the self employed, it’s the fourth quarter. I’ve never liked using January as my goal setting, start over month. There’s something about it that says pressure. I can’t remember exactly when, but I’m now using September as the start of…
Read more How to Set a Writing Goal (aka, how to get a book written)
It’s September, four writing prompts this month so how about using an image, the same image each week but a different genre each time? Sound like fun? Sound like a challenge? Here’s the image and this week, the chosen genre is mystery. Have fun and happy writing.
No Tuesday guest blogger this week and as we skipped Monday Motivation, let’s try some Tuesday Motivation instead. I like this quote because it reminds me that sometimes facing opposition in life (and with our writing), makes us stronger and oftentimes points us in the right direction.
Strangely enough I’ve been looking for podcasts to listen to while I work. When Victoria sent me this blog post, I knew I had a starting point. And, as she mentions at the end of the post, if you have any more suggestions, please share them. No matter where you are in your writing…
Read more Tuesday Guest Blogger-Podcast Suggestions with Victoria Jayne
