2020 is almost over so for this final Thursday post of the year, I thought I’d do a year in review for This Writer’s Life. Here are some of the stats- 244 posts which totaled 67,395 words The most popular day and time for visitors was Mondays at 1 a.m. Followers passed the 1,000 point…
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Friday Ramblings From An Author-It Doesn’t Look a Lot Like Christmas
No snow…I haven’t written that on December 11th in…well, I can’t remember if I ever have. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining because it’s been mild and the sort of late fall temps I prefer. I’ve been preparing to switch this site from WordPress.com to WordPress.org. I’ll be getting some help with it so…
Vision Boards
Do you have a vision board? I asked the same question over at my Budget Smart Girl site. I put one together many years ago. Just a piece of cardboard that I stuck quotes on and also images. Two years ago, I bought a fancy board and it hangs on my office wall. Some people…
What Writing Help Do You Need in 2021?
It’s Monday afternoon and I’m working on content ideas for This Writer’s Life for 2021. I’ve brainstormed lots of them, made a list of authors, agents, editors I hope to reach out to for interviews, topics to tackle etc. However, another idea popped into my head, why not ask you. So, here’s my question, what…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Thank You Students
It’s December and that means all the classes for the year are done. This week, I said goodbye to the old teaching format, that being classes offered by e-mail. Next year, I’ll start setting up self paced ones and two and four hour ones via Zoom or other online platforms. When December 1st rolled around,…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Self Publishing Toolkit Launch
NaNoWriMo is almost over and how did you do? Got a story written? I’d planned to release my new book today but have launched three new products over at my Budget Smart Girl site, so thought I’d push back the release until December 1st. One of the products is a self publishing kit so if…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Emotions
I always say the best stories make you ‘feel’ something and that they pull on your emotional strings. Here’s an image of three women. This prompt is to write a story so you can practice your emotional writing skills. What emotion are you going to pack into this story? Anger, sadness, happiness or even all…
Monday Motivation-Compete With Only Yourself
My late mother used to call me a pefectionist. She was right, even when I was a child, I tried to make everything perfect. It puts a ton of pressure on you, not from outside forces but from within and we often do it with our writing. My need to be perfect slowed my writing…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Release Date Set
I got my edits done on my WIP…well, I guess it’s no longer a WIP. Now I have to format it. My idea was to release it on Black Friday, but I’m launching three new products over on my Budget Smart Girl site, so now my plan is to release…drum roll please, Bewitching the Bear…
Essential Elements of Any Great Story
Want to write a great story every time you sit down to write? Read on… Last weekend, I decided to clean and organize the pantry. A boring chore and I really wanted to sit and read but I decided to make the most of it. I pulled out my Ipad and clicked on the Tubi…