The Hi Susan letters are filling my e-mail so let’s dive into another one. This was sent by Ashley who wrote- I had a bunch of beta readers look at my manuscript and each person had the same comment, my dialogue stinks. Is there anyway I can improve that skill? Absolutely, anything that’s your Achilles’…
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Friday Ramblings From An Author-Summertime Reading Begins
I didn’t think I’d say it this year, but it’s a scorching hot day…humid too which isn’t my favorite thing. The official start of summer is still a few weeks ago but today I’m about to kick off my summertime reading. The first book I’ll be reading from my list is Mystic Falls by Vickie…
Monday Motivation-Keep Your Eye on the Prize
Sometimes writing is like training for a marathon, all work, all sweat, sometimes all pain (yes, those rejections). I found what helped me through all that was keeping my eye on the prize. That prize being, getting published, seeing your story in print, and sharing your words with the world. Each time you sit down to…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-A Day Off From Work Rounds Out May
The week begin with a day off from work and ends that way too. The sun is shining and I’m writing this Ramblings earlier than normal so, yes you’ve probably guess it, I can head outside. The May boot camp ended yesterday. Looks like one class…getting ready for contests and conferences will be canceled…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Coyote, Deer, and A Duck
My backyard is a constant source of animal sightings. This morning while enjoying my morning cup of tea, I spotted a coyote, lunch time it was two deer, and mid-afternoon a duck. Maybe I should start including them in my stories. How about you? Seen anything that’s later become a story or part of a story?…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Two Sides to Every Story
This week’s prompts is based on the saying that there are always two sides to every story. (This is also a great Point of View exercise too). Your story features two characters and each have their own take on what happened. How do the two stories differ…or are the same in certain spots of…
Some Writing Resources and Opportunities
It seems like a lifetime ago now that I had one of my stories published in an anthology published by Bridge House Publishing. The owner, Gill James, still sends newsletters to us, and the other week, I thought, Gill would be the perfect person to interview for TWL as she has so many writing resources and opportunities for…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Where Is Every Body?
There’s one good thing about working for yourself and that’s you can switch chores when you need to. Rain is forecast tomorrow so I took two hours off work this afternoon to go pull weeds from the garden beds. How come those things bloom faster than flowers? Something I learned when I decided to freelance was if…
Writing and the Five Senses
Say hello to guest blogger, Julie Lence who shows us the importance of making the most of the five senses… See. Smell. Hear. Taste. Touch. We all know the five senses, experience them in our everyday lives. But do you have them layered throughout your story? If so, do you have too many? Not enough? And…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Revisiting Characters
Get outside while you can has become my new slogan. One day sunny and warm, the next three, chilly and overcast/rainy. I think spring’s forgotten to visit this year. At least it makes you think about making the most of every day! With the great outdoors not calling my name, I got lots of work…