Let’s kick off the May prompts with a story centered around a little furry creature. It can also be used as a character building exercise to figure out how he or she reacts in certain situations. Your character wakes up to find he or she is not alone. There’s a mouse in the house….
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Monday Motivation-Could Have, Should Have
This quote says it all, don’t wait until tomorrow, write today.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Happy May
Welcome to May. Some people thought April moved along slowly but for me, it flew by. I couldn’t believe that I was already posting a final message to my April students. Plotting Your Novel boot camp kicks off on Monday. We still have some spaces open if you’re interested. We decided to cancel…
How to Fix a Sagging Middle
Do you often suffer from a sagging middle? I know that sounds like the beginning of an ad or sales pitch for some miracle weight loss or exercise cure but it’s a huge problem for authors. And no, not because we sit on our butts a lot. I’m talking about the story that starts perfectly…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Photo Prompt
The last prompt of the month so I thought we’d try a photo one. Here it is…what sort of story can you conjure up? Have fun and happy writing.
Tuesday Guest Blogger-Luanna Stewart
Say hello to today’s guest blogger, Luanna Stewart… When did you begin writing? My first book was published in 2010, under a previous pen name, and I’d been writing for a couple years before that. What’s been your biggest challenge? About six months after I started writing (with the idea of some day publishing) I…
Monday Motivation-Set a Deadline
One of the first things I make my coaching students do is set a deadline. Without one, you get lost, you stay unfocused, and today becomes tomorrow, next week, next month, and before you know it you’re the person who wanted to write a book one day. This week make a note of the deadline…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Music Lessons
This week your prompt focuses on a character who is about to take their first music lesson. Is it a child? A teenager? Or someone who decides to try something new later in life? What instrument are the attempting to play? Have fun and happy writing.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-My Wrists Say TGIF
Hope you are all well…and writing like crazy! The week has flown by…April is going by like a breeze. I’ve spent the week doing something of everything and as the title of this post suggests, my wrists need a break from typing. I reformatted two books I’ll be getting rights back to soon. I…
It’s About Time
I’ve never had so much time on my hands. Have you been hearing this too? As a coach, I’m hired and paid to motivate writers to write, to get their book finished, and sometimes I hand out tough love. Here’s my tough love talk if you’re one of the many people who always complain…