I can’t think of a better way to explain great writing. Getting what’s in your head and allowing your reader to experience it first hand through a character’s inner thought, dialogue or even prose.
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Accept the Challenge-Yellow
It’s August and that means a new set of Accept the Challenges. This month they are based on a color and it’s yellow. Each week I’ll post a photo with an object that’s yellow and it’s up to you to create a story that’s based upon it. Here’s the first image…happy writing and have fun.
Book Tour Stop-Will There Be Wine? by Whitney Cubbison
Please welcome to This Writer’s Life Whitney Cubbison… If you love European settings, wine, romance, female friendships, laughter, heartbreak, redemption, and a bit of spice, these are the books for you! Will There Be Wine? by Whitney Cubbison Genre: Romantic Comedy Austen Keller was living her dream. She landed a career-defining job which moved her…
Book Tour Stop-Jani Antola
What helped or hindered you most when writing this book? It’s based on a true story, and because the storyline was already there, I didn’t have to struggle much with planning the structure. Another thing that was helpful, I was familiar with the things I was writing about. I’d been a soldier in the Bosnian…
Accept the Challenge-Summer Joy
It’s the final week of the July Accept the Challenge and this is the final image. What story can you create and how about trying a first person narration. Have fun and happy writing.
Book Tour Stop-Faded Red Beads by Monica Hargrave
Please welcome author Monica Hargraves to This Writer’s Life… Whether you experienced foster care or adoption or neither, this story will encourage you to keep believing that good will find you. Faded Red Beads: From an Orphanage to a Disrupted Adoption. A Story of Courage, Resiliency and Faith. by Monica Hargrave Genre: Nonfiction Inspirational Biography…
Monday Writing Tips-Reward Yourself
Have you met your word count for the day…for the week or even month? Why not reward yourself…it could be a movie or even your favorite ice cream.
Monday Writing Tips-It’s One Scene and Then Another
Don’t panic just think of writing your book as a series of scenes and weave them together.
Monday Writing Tips-Listen to Dialogue
Some people struggle with writing dialogue. Go to a coffee shop and sit and listen to how real people talk.
Monday Writing Tips-Get in the Zone
The zone isn’t imagined. It’s that magical place where you get lost in the story, time stops, you focus and you write. Try listening to music, do something creative before you start to write. Find out what gets you into that zone.