Please welcome Lauren Wagner author of Misquided Trust to This Writer’s Life… GENRE: Eco Thriller BLURB: Following a catastrophic nuclear war, Sara lives in a town where the government controls every drop of water. Strict rationing tightly regulates residents’ lives, and to fall sick is to be executed. Sara’s life becomes more dangerous and complicated…
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Monday Writing Tips-You Can Do It
You can do it. Don’t let anyone tell you that you’ll never be a writer. Don’t let rejections get you down.
Accept the Challenge-Learn a Skill
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.
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.
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.
Accept the Challenge-Vacation
People often head out on vacation during May so this week’s challenge is to write a story about a character who is on vacation or planning one. Have fun and happy writing.
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…
Monday Writing Tips-Characters Take Over
Sometimes when I write my characters take over the plot. When I was a beginning writer I panicked thinking I was doing something wrong. I’ve since learned it’s a great thing. When your characters take over you’re on the right track. You, the writer are getting out of the way and letting your character and…
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…