I got my edits done on my WIP…well, I guess it’s no longer a WIP. Now I have to format it. My idea was to release it on Black Friday, but I’m launching three new products over on my Budget Smart Girl site, so now my plan is to release…drum roll please, Bewitching the Bear…
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Essential Elements of Any Great Story
Want to write a great story every time you sit down to write? Read on… Last weekend, I decided to clean and organize the pantry. A boring chore and I really wanted to sit and read but I decided to make the most of it. I pulled out my Ipad and clicked on the Tubi…
Monday Motivation-Silence The Inner Critic
Do you often tell yourself that your story is awful, or that you’ll never be as good the author whose book you just read? I’ve done it. Even after writing one hundred plus books and stories, I have days when I think my writing isn’t good enough. It’s okay to have days like those but…
Worried Your Plot Isn’t Unique Enough?
Editors and agents see lots of manuscript each week. Readers see lots of newly self published books each week. So, how do you make yours stand out? How do you take a plot that everyone’s seen hundreds of times before and put a new spin on it? One easy way to give your readers something…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-These Shoes Were Made For Walking
Time for another video prompt. Where is the man walking? Who does he meet? Someone he knows? Has he walked to this location with a specific goal in mind? Lots you can do with this so have fun and happy writing.
What’s Happening In 2021?
No guest blogger today. Instead, I thought I’d share with you my plans for This Writer’s Life in 2021. I have some changes in the works. First one will be switching over from WordPress.com to WordPress.org. I’ll be doing that over the holiday break the end of December. Hopefully, it will go smoothly. I have…
Monday Motivation-Brand New Start
There are so many quotes that can apply to writing as well as life. This is one of them. In fact, writers can find inspiration from it in two ways. Best thing about writing is if you hate the opening of your story, there’s nothing stopping you from rewriting it. Just highlight and hit that…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Short Work Day
Record breaking highs today so I’m getting all my work done this morning so I can finish the workweek at noon today. Am I going outside just to soak in the last of the warmth? Only wish I was! More leaf raking to do and probably the last for the year. Rain and possibly snow…
More Tips for NaNoWriMo
It’s NaNoWriMo and how are you doing? I thought I’d share with you some more of my favorite tips to help you finish the first week. Take Breaks A long, long time ago, I used to be able to sit for hours and write. Now if I do that, my body tells me it was…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-That Dream Again
A new month of prompts. I thought we’d try a mix of everything we’ve done so far this year. Images, first lines, continuing stories, video prompts… For this first week, it’s an image. Your character has the same dream every night. In the dream they’re sitting on this bench. Does what happens in the dream…