Please welcome J.B. Warrick to This Writer’s Life… TWL-Why and when did you decide to become an author? I’ve always wanted to be an author, and although I’ve worked as a creative in theater my whole adult life, I found it hard to finish novel-length works. Way back in college, I had a short story…
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Monday Writing Tip-It’s Never a Waste of Time
If you feel the same way then you’re a writer. Don’t worry about the rejections or the snarky reviews, you’re a writer and that all that matters.
Guest Author-J. Arlene Culiner
It’s Wednesday so say hello to today’s guest author, J. Arelene Culiner This Writer’s Life-(TWL)-Welcome to This Writer’s Life, happy to have you join us today. Introduce yourself and tell us about yourself, your writing and your books. Thank you, Susan, for having me here as your guest. I write non-fiction as well as mysteries…
Monday Writing Tips-Stay Creative
Sometimes the muse goes to sleep, sometimes the muse goes into hibernation. When that happens, turn up the music, get out the paint, grab the coloring book, start dancing or whatever makes you feel like a child again. Relax, don’t worry about that work in progress or that you haven’t written anything this week. Spend…
Guest Author-Pat Garcia
It’s Wednesday and let’s welcome Pat Garcia to This Writer’s Life… Hello, Everyone, Everything must change; nothing remains the same, a song by Nina Simone. I’m Pat Garcia. As a writer, I know these words are accurate, but they are still hard to swallow. Sometimes, change creates a glorious high where my cup of joy…
Monday Writing Tips-Don’t Overthink It
A story is finished when you’ve done all that you could. Don’t let perfection prevent you from submitting your work. Sometimes we’re our own worst critic. Have faith in yourself as an author and send it out, share it with a critique partner or group and hopefully someone else will give you feedback and you’ll…
Cover Reveal-The Unforgetting by Bonnie Traymore
Let’s welcome Bonnie Traymore to This Writer’s Life. Today she is on a cover reveal tour in support of her new book The Unforgetting. Please support this author by leaving a comment, following her on social media and most importantly, purchasing a copy of this book. Some buried secrets are better left unearthed. The Unforgetting…
Meet Guest Author-Maggie Blackbird
This week, our guest blogger is author Maggie Blackbird… When you’re setting is a special place, drafting the novel, I find, is easy. Seriously. It didn’t take me long to draft Her Competition (mind you editing is a whole other ball game LOL). The city is steeped in history, and since it’s a place where…
Guest Author-D.V. Stone
It’s Wednesday which means it’s guest author time and this week say hello to D.V Stone… This Writer’s Life-(TWL)-Welcome to This Writer’s Life, happy to have you join us today. Introduce yourself and tell us about yourself, your writing and your books. Thank you for sharing your space with me. TWL-Why and when did you…
Monday Writing Tip-Cut, Cut and Cut
Be as long winded as you want in your first draft, but after that, cut, cut, cut. Don’t be afraid to overdo it because when it comes to writing most of the time less is more. Could you have phrased something differently? Do you have two words side by side that mean the very same…