A late Ramblings this week because when I woke up this morning to discover no Internet. These days, I guess we take it for granted and it’s not until you can’t connect that you realize how big a role it plays in our lives. I’m now playing catch up with replying to e-mails and uploading…
Tag: authorship
The Countdown to NaNoWriMo
I hadn’t realized we’re over the half way point of October until today. Just ten days left and it’s November. If you’re an author, I don’t have to tell you what that means. It’s NaNoWriMo time again. Lots of you have e-mailed and asked if I’m taking part this year. No, I’m not and that’s…
Monday Motivation-Don’t Leave the Station Too Soon
One of the first how to write books I ever read said that waiting and then getting published is a lot like waiting for a train. Everyone stands waiting for the train to arrive. It’s sometimes late, people get impatient and leave. Just as they leave the station that train arrives. For those patient enough…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Snow, Sun…You Name It!
Less than 30 minutes ago, I glanced out of the window and saw snow falling. Not just flakes, but heavy snow and thought about all the leaves that need raking, the umbrella and patio furniture that still need storing away for winter. Panic set in thinking this was it, winter had arrived, but now as…
Are You One of the Few Still Standing?
Imagine that you’re taking one of my writing seminars. I’m going to ask you all to stand. Now I’m going to ask those of you who have said you’re going to write a book someday to continue to stand. If that doesn’t apply to you, sit down. My next question is have you started to…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Are You Sure We’re Not Lost?
Here’s week two of an image along with some dialogue. Your two characters are in this scene and here’s their exchange. “This doesn’t look like the place?” “You heard what the guy told me, take the next left, head down the road, and then turn right” “Are you sure we’re not lost?” Have fun and…
Monday Motivation-Don’t Be Afraid
I don’t usually use the same motivational quotes on both TWL and my Budget Smart Girl site, but this week, thought I would. While this site focuses on writing and being an author, BSG, focuses on starting a business and being an entrepreneur, but fear is an emotion that many people experience. In fact, it…
Why Don’t You Feel Like Writing?
Lots of students tell me they don’t always feel like writing. That’s fine, I say, nothing wrong with that. However, after a pause, more is revealed… they’ve felt that way for weeks, if they’re honest, maybe even months. Now that’s a problem. First thing I always ask is do you really want to be a…
Don’t Stop Dreaming
It’s September 30th when I’m writing this. I almost forgot that I needed to write a post for the Thursday slot here are TWL. After some brainstorming about the topic, I decided to tackle a question that many people have asked about. It’s not a writing one, not a Hi Susan one, but about the…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Final Genre
It’s the last Wednesday of September which means the final prompt using the theme of change the genre. For this final one, that’s make it the most popular of the genres, and you guessed it, it’s romance. What romantic story can you create using this image? Have fun and happy writing.