Time to meet another guest blogger and this week it’s Amanda Uhl… When did you begin writing? I’ve always written—poems, short stories, a column for my high school newspaper, publication in a national magazine and a local newspaper—but never considered myself a writer. I was a theatre major in college but ditched that career shortly…
It’s a new month so why not step outside your comfort zone. Thinking about staring a novel, just do it. Thinking about trying a new genre….I say, go for it. People who stay in their comfort zone rarely achieve anything worthwhile to them.
This is probably the earliest Friday Ramblings I’ve put together. Two reasons for that. Holiday weekend and I’ve promised myself some time off. Second reason, it’s hot and humid and I want to head outside to do some gardening before things get really nasty. We had a heat advisory yesterday and today’s going to…
I had a dream when I was a struggling author. No, not the one about getting published. This one was about finding a mentor who would take me under their wing, tell me what I was doing wrong (and right), and be the cheerleader who stood on the sidelines and said, another rejection, don’t…
No Tuesday guest blogger this week so I thought I’d fill this spot to shamelessly self promote session two of the online writing retreat I’m offering through OIRWA. You don’t have to be a member of OIRWA to take part and you don’t have to be working on a romance novel. All the lessons…
I found this quote the other day and thought it was perfect for writers. I hope these words act as your inspiration and motivation each time you doubt yourself.
Can you ever be a writer without being an avid reader? I credit my late father for sharing his love of reading with me. You might remember me sharing this story with you before, but for those new to the TWL community, here it is. When I was a little girl, without fail, every…
Our fourth and final week of the June Writing Prompts with a continuing story line. We started with a character who wanted to learn to skateboard. The following week, they took a break at a cafe where they saw someone from the past. Last week, they chatted with this person and the character learned they…
Are you willing to give up some of your free time to write? Are you willing to continue writing even when your plot is going no where? Are you willing to keep on writing after your story gets rejected? Writers are every day people who are willing and brave enough to start writing and never…
Last day of spring and it’s a another near perfect day. This week has been very hot but I braved the humidity and took my office outside. After an overnight storm, it’s now cooler and my sort of day so I’m finishing work early and heading outside to work on my list of summer…
