No snow…I haven’t written that on December 11th in…well, I can’t remember if I ever have. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining because it’s been mild and the sort of late fall temps I prefer. I’ve been preparing to switch this site from WordPress.com to WordPress.org. I’ll be getting some help with it so…
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Vision Boards
Do you have a vision board? I asked the same question over at my Budget Smart Girl site. I put one together many years ago. Just a piece of cardboard that I stuck quotes on and also images. Two years ago, I bought a fancy board and it hangs on my office wall. Some people…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Christmas Gift
This week’s prompt is all about Christmas shopping. What is your character hoping to buy and who is the gift for? It could be that they’re buying something special for their own use…and what would that be? Have fun and happy writing.
What Writing Help Do You Need in 2021?
It’s Monday afternoon and I’m working on content ideas for This Writer’s Life for 2021. I’ve brainstormed lots of them, made a list of authors, agents, editors I hope to reach out to for interviews, topics to tackle etc. However, another idea popped into my head, why not ask you. So, here’s my question, what…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Thank You Students
It’s December and that means all the classes for the year are done. This week, I said goodbye to the old teaching format, that being classes offered by e-mail. Next year, I’ll start setting up self paced ones and two and four hour ones via Zoom or other online platforms. When December 1st rolled around,…
Monday Motivation-Compete With Only Yourself
My late mother used to call me a pefectionist. She was right, even when I was a child, I tried to make everything perfect. It puts a ton of pressure on you, not from outside forces but from within and we often do it with our writing. My need to be perfect slowed my writing…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Release Date Set
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…
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…