Fall always signals it’s time to start planning the remaining part of the year. In this post, I thought I’d share with you some of the projects I have lined up for TWL. Guest Bloggers First up, there are 8 open slots for Tuesday guest bloggers. If you want to post something about a writing…
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Hi Susan-I Think I’ve Lost the Plot
A backlog of Hi Susan e-mails prompted me to respond to one. Nina send me this- I’ve been working on my story for a two weeks. Prior to that I spend months, outlining, plotting but now I feel I want to take it in another direction. Should I throw this one away and…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Wind
Continuing with our natural elements theme for the month. This week it’s wind. Maybe it’s about a tornado, a hurricane or just a windy day. Perhaps something blows away or blows into the yard of your character. Have fun and happy writing.
Tuesday Guest Blogger- Jan Selbourne
Meet our guest blogger for today, Jan Selbourne When did you begin writing? I’ve always had the urge to write but career, marriage, children, put that urge on the backburner. When I retired, it was ‘me’ time to begin writing, but I floundered until a magazine article and my grandfather’s WW1 military records gave me…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-New Release (Well, Sort Of)
This week I published a new story and I use the word new loosely because I wrote it back in 2016 as part of my Big Sky County series. As I had plans to self publish, I had to wait until I got rights back to the last book in the series before I could…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Elements
I’ve been posting writing prompts for a long time and coming up with something just a tad different gets harder each year. However, after some brainstorming, I thought we’d try using some earth, natural elements for themes of this month’s stories. This week it’s water. Water…that could be the ocean, a lake, a stream, or…
Five Writing Resources
No guest blogger this week so thought I’d share this quick post with you. Five writing resources to check out. An Old Favorite I never know why I didn’t get a subscription to this gem of a magazine but each time I went to a certain supermarket, I’d pick up a copy of The…
Monday Motivation-Name It
There are lots of reasons to quit writing. As this quote reminds us, name it, and it takes away not only the shame but the mystery behind why some writers give up, while others continue on. If you’ve quit in the past, think about why and give it a name. For example- Hurt by rejection…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Writing a Non-Fiction Book in 30 Days
It’s the end of July! Today, the second session of the writing retreat concludes and the final stretch begins on Monday. This last session will focus on perfecting things, making your words shine, making your story the best it can be. We then move onto writing a synopsis and putting together a cover letter. We’ll…
Tuesday Guest Blogger-Mageela Troche
Our guest blogger today is Mageela Troche… When did you begin writing? I wrote my first book at four. My parents loved it. I was everything from author to illustrator to publisher. It was only one copy but that started the dream. But I really started to write with the goal to make a living…