Happy Friday everyone. You know you’ve been working too hard, staring at the computer for too long when weird things start happening to your eyes. That’s what happened to me on Sunday evening and it scared me so much that I went to the eye doctor to get things checked out. It turns out…
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What Writing a TV Pilot Has Shown Me
Most of you know I’m working on my first TV pilot. I’ve been an author of novels and short stories for longer than I can remember but this new experience has shown (and is teaching) me new things about the writing process. I thought I’d share these five insights with you here… Go Outside Your Comfort Zone…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-A Teacher to Watch
Happy Friday everyone. I’ll start this Ramblings with some good news. This week I got an e-mail from Skillshare telling me I’ve been named a teacher to watch. It’s a platform I love offering my classes on so it meant a lot to me. And thank you to the students who have taken my classeses because…
Use Astrology To Create Characters with Janet Lane Walters
Have you ever struggled to create a captivating character that stands out from the crowd? Today’s guest bloggers tells us all about using astrology… When I use Astrology to cast my main characters, I use the Sun sign, the Moon sign and the Rising sign. The Sun denotes the person’s inner self. The Moon…
Monday Motivation-Listen To Your Heart
When the rejections start to build up, self-doubt can build up too. Many times I used to think maybe I’m not supposed to be an author. That’s what my head was telling me but my heart always had an opposing view. It told me, it’s not supposed to be easy. Anything you truly want…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-New Releases
Happy Friday everyone. I’ve spent most of the week working on the back titles. I managed to get two more re-released. Here they are- Now I’m working on two more. Two stories that I not only enjoyed writing a lot, but they are also two of my all time favorites. They were…
“Guilty!” Not. Tips for Writing Legal Suspense, by V.S. Kemanis
Today author and guest blogger V.S. Kemanis has some tips for writers who want to add authentic courtroom drama to their stories… “Write what you know” is the advice we often hear as writers. The wisdom of this maxim is often debated, not to mention its meaning. For me, the best and wisest meaning…
Banish Your Writer Shortcomings with Madeline McEwen
I was moved by a previous post here—“Writers Block Fact or Fiction”—and reflected on how events affect our lives so profoundly, and yet so differently. While that writer understandably found herself unable to write following the death of her father by contrast I have always escaped whatever troubles me through the craft of writing…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Just Keep At It
Happy Friday everyone. This one’s rolled around faster than last week’s. Have you been enjoying all the guest blogger posts? I have two more lined up for next week. If you’d like to be a guest blogger I’ll be opening up slots for May onwards early next month so stay tuned. I’m slowly making my way through the…
Monday Motivation
“Nobody’s a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It’s hard to stay on top.” – Paul Coffey I thought this quote is true of anything you do in life but especially relevant to being an author. Becoming a good writer and getting published takes time. (Even if you’ve…