It’s June and that means it’s time for a new set of Accept the Challenges. For this month, the prompts will be about characters who learn a new skill. This week you character learns a new language. What language do they choose and how do things go? Have fun and happy writing.
Tag: authorship
Monday Writing Tips-Is It Finished?
Every good book depends on the editing. Write your first draft in author mode and your second or if you need it, third draft in editor mode.
Accept the Challenge-School Bus
It’s the last week of our May Accept the Challenge. May is often the month when school is done for the year. This week’s challenge is to write about a school bus. Maybe it’s your character final day of school or maybe your character buys an old school bus. Have fun and happy writing.
Guest Author-Jordyn Kross
Please welcome Jordyn Kross to This Writer’s Life… Disaster Survival for Authors Words matter for authors. When I say “disaster”, your mind might conjure the tornado that swept Dorothy away in The Wizard of Oz, or perhaps news images from recent hurricanes. But not all disasters are newsworthy or can be fixed with insurance settlement….
Monday Writing Tips-Editing is Key
Don’t sweat the first draft. Get it written and then on your second and third if you need one, cut, cut, cut, refine, refine, refine.
Book Tour Stop Nontraditional Plot Structures by Margie Pignataro
A FREE ebook that introduces neurodiverse writers (and neurotypical) to plot structures beyond the commonly used hero’s Journey. These plots are emotionally accessible, highly creative, and more “traditional” than you’d expect. Nontraditional Plot Structures for Neurodiverse Writers by Margie Pignataro Genre: Nonfiction Literary Theory, Writer’s Guide Born from a rejected dissertation proposal and reworked over…
Accept the Challenge-Spring Flowers
They say April showers bring May flowers. This week your challenge is to write a short story about some of the flowers you see springing up in your neck of the woods. Have fun and happy writing.
Guest Author Alana Lorens (AKA) Barbara Mountjoy
Please welcome author Alana Lorens (AKA) Barbara Mountjoy to This Writer’s Life… Thanks for my chance to talk a little about my writing life. My first official story, was by Barbara, at the age of 9. I wrote a blow by blow tale of my cat Moonlight killing and eating a rabbit. The principal at…
Guest Author- J.L. Regen/Joan Ramirez
Please welcome back to This Writer’s Life Joan Ramirez who today shares with us two of her recent releases… Secret Desires blurb When Secret Desires was published my original intention was to give hope to all the single, divorced, and women who didn’t know if they wanted to take a second chance on love. With…
Monday Writing Tips-Who is your Audience?
I’m a firm believer that you shouldn’t write to trends but you do need some insight on what your reader wants. Pick a genre or sub-genre you love and then do your research. Read reviews… what do people like and dislike? What is missing in this genre?