No matter how long you’ve been writing, there’s always room for improvement. Here are five exercises I’ve been using to do just that- Warm Up Ever sat down to write and five…ten minutes later you’re looking at a blank screen or sheet of paper.? We, writers, for some reason, put lots of pressure…
Continuing with July’s theme of sayings, this week one of your characters has to say the following line. “That’s the best thing since sliced bread.” Who says it and what are they referring to? Have fun building a story around this line and happy writing.
Time to meet another guest blogger and this week it’s Amanda Uhl… When did you begin writing? I’ve always written—poems, short stories, a column for my high school newspaper, publication in a national magazine and a local newspaper—but never considered myself a writer. I was a theatre major in college but ditched that career shortly…
It’s a new month so why not step outside your comfort zone. Thinking about staring a novel, just do it. Thinking about trying a new genre….I say, go for it. People who stay in their comfort zone rarely achieve anything worthwhile to them.
This is probably the earliest Friday Ramblings I’ve put together. Two reasons for that. Holiday weekend and I’ve promised myself some time off. Second reason, it’s hot and humid and I want to head outside to do some gardening before things get really nasty. We had a heat advisory yesterday and today’s going to…
Another week almost done…June almost over. First session of the writing retreat almost over too. The weather’s been near perfect and each morning I’ve taken my cup of tea, my laptop and sat outside to enjoy the peace and quiet. Nothing like an outdoor office. It actually makes me more productive. As you know,…
Our fourth and final week of the June Writing Prompts with a continuing story line. We started with a character who wanted to learn to skateboard. The following week, they took a break at a cafe where they saw someone from the past. Last week, they chatted with this person and the character learned they…
Dee S Knight is back as our Tuesday guest blogger and this time she shares with us some thoughts on procrastination… Procrastinate: to put off till another day or time; defer; delay. A word associated with laziness or habitual dilatoriness. Hello. My name is Dee. I am a procrastinator. No disrespect is intended with…
Last day of spring and it’s a another near perfect day. This week has been very hot but I braved the humidity and took my office outside. After an overnight storm, it’s now cooler and my sort of day so I’m finishing work early and heading outside to work on my list of summer…
Time for another Hi Susan question. This one came from Cameron, who asked Do you think it’s essential that an author have a blog they consistently post to? I’ve been blogging for about 15 years and the landscape has certainly changed. I started out blogging about saving money not writing, but it did,…
