It’s almost Black Friday and lots of people will head to the malls to shop. For this prompt your character is one of them but when they arrive at the mall it’s empty. Your character says the words where is everyone and for the rest of the story, he or she sets out to…
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Writing through Adversity
Here’s Mary Winter, today’s guest blogger… When life happens the muse often decides to go on vacation. It can be tough for writers to get back into the swing of things, especially when the pressures of life seem to get in the way. Dealing with financial stresses, job stressors, and family worries can zap you of…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Rest Ahead
The end of another work week. I have to admit I’ll be happy for a break next week. This month’s boot camp finished yesterday and just two more weeks of the self pubbing class and that’s it for the year. It’s hard to believe that this time last year I was in the planning stages…
Life Events Can Make You Write
It’s the second week in a row that I’ve had a guest blogger no show. I like to have something posted on the site for you every week day so it’s meant I’ve had to fill in on a moment’s notice. For some writers that sets off a panic attack. Years ago that would…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Too Many Ideas?
It’s snowing, it’s cold, and I’m already missing summer. I often write about bears, well actually bear shifters, and I think they must be the smartest animals because they choose to sleep through winter. Thank you to this week’s guest blogger, Beth…she’ll be back with us again in January. How is everyone doing with NaNoWriMo?…
And So It Begins-NaNoWriMo 2018
Promptober’s history and I hope you enjoyed it. Today I thought I’d kick off NaNoWriMo 2018 with a pep talk for everyone, (myself included). It’s sort of ironic because as I’m putting this together, writing is the last thing I actually want to do. It’s Wednesday evening, it’s been a busy week, finishing…
Are You Overwriting?
Say hello to today’s guest blogger, Ann Everett who offers us advice on something that can often be an Achilles’ heel even for published writers… Overwriting: This is a mistake all new writers make. They over explain either through description or action. Heck, in first drafts, I still do it. Here are some examples: Gus pulled his gun belt tight…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Where’s October Gone?
I just realized I’m writing the last Ramblings for October. I’m not sure where it went. Anyone else feel that once we reach Halloween, it’s a new year before you know it? Thank you to Angela, this week’s guest blogger. And thank you to everyone who’s signed up for next month and December. All the…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Did or Didn’t I Get A Lot Done This Week?
Ever had one of those weeks where you feel like you’ve done a lot, but you’ve got nothing to show for it? I think it’s because I’ve been planning future projects and not working on current ones. Well actually, one present thing I did checked off my to do list was publish another class in my freelance writing…
The Pros and Cons of the Writing Life
Madeline McEwan is back with another humorous post about what it means to be a writer (and her sketches)… Terminology Pro and Con – This idiom is taken from the Latin: pro for “for” and con for “against.” Pro and Ant – [do not muddle with Pro and Con] Protagonist [hero] – the main character in a…