I think this quote could be all about first drafts. Just write, don’t worry about your story being perfect on the first round of writing. Enjoy the process and tell yourself you’re going to be a better writer tomorrow than you were today.
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A Review of PDFelement
I’ve never reviewed products here at TWL before but I was recently approached by a company to do just that. So disclaimer up front, I received the product in exchange for an honest review. What is the product and why did I agree to review it and share it with you? It a software program…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Three Online Schools and One Relaunched Blog
Sometimes it’s Friday before I know it. Anyone else feel that way too? Thank you to everyone who signed up to be a Thursday guest blogger. I’ll be posting another sign up for June, July and August posts, sometime during May. It’s great to see that TWL is growing every week. I really appreciate you of all…
It’s Valentine’s Day, Let’s Get Emotional
It’s February14th so let’s talk romance books. Despite being the most popular genre, I know they aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. In fact, I never set out to write one so it’s slightly ironic that the first book I got published was a romance. Writing romances has taught me a lot about writing in general,…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Dear Someone
I thought we’d try a two part story. This week (part one), your character sits down to write a letter. Who is it to? What is it about? Does its content contain good or bad news? Maybe it’s a love letter or a dear john style one. Perhaps it’s to complain about something. Is it long…
Guest Blogging Time Again
It’s sign up time for another round of guest blogging. I’ve set aside Thursdays, starting Feb 21st, for anyone who wants to share a post on anything writing related. It could be how you plot, how you got published, how you deal with rejection letters…just about anything. Usually under 1,000 words but I’ll leave that up…
Monday Motivation-Look At It In A Positive Way
There are some many great quotes out there. Not all of them were written with us writers in mind but it doesn’t stop me from putting a author’s spin on them. Take this weeks quote is a great example…no rain, no flowers. You can’t have one without the other. I’d like to say, no…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Pet Project
The cold and snow continues but it’s jumpstarted my need to get some serious winter reading done. I just finished reading Allie and Bea by Catherine Ryan Hyde. Yes, that was on a previous reading list and I just got round to reading it. I know, it’s embarrassing to admit how far behind I am….
Do You Have a Plotting Problem?
I’m teaching a class on plotting a novel and while I was putting together notes for the first lesson, something dawned upon me. I shared it with the students and I thought maybe you’d like to hear it too. I always hear people say their biggest problem is plotting but I don’t think that’s always…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-The Girl in the Raincoat
I can’t remember if we’ve had a story title prompt before. If we have, it was a long time ago so here goes… The title of your story is The Girl in the Raincoat. Who is she? Where is she going? Is she going to meet someone? Are her intentions good or bad? So much…