I was going to say it’s so hot today that you could fry an egg on the sidewalk but that would be a cliche and I’m a writer and should be able to come up with something better. However, my mind’s a blank right now. Thank you to this week’s guest blogger. Many of…
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How Writers Pick Their Genre and Theme
Today’s guest blogger is Bob van Laerhoven. Bob is sharing with us a ‘conversation’ he had while riding his horse, Archimeda. Ideas for stories, even what types of stories we like to write, can appear from out nowhere or in Bob’s case while out riding. – Listen, Master, listen… – Archimeda, for the thousand time, don’t…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Tee Time
Continuing with the theme of hobbies. This week’s one is golf. Your character might be heading out to the course for the first time. They might even be buying their first set of golf clubs. Perhaps they’re taking golf lessons. What happens? Do they discover a hobby that they love? One that frustrates them?…
The Books of Summer 2018
Here are the twelve books I’ve picked for my summer reading 2018. A full disclosure here… I recently signed up to be an Amazon Associate so I’ve included links to each book and should you buy one I’ll get an affiliate fee. To The Bridge by Nancy Rommelmann This year I’ve decided to…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Finally Caught Up With Back Titles
The first Ramblings of the summer. I’m happy to say that I’ve finally caught up with all my back titles. I re-released the last of the batch yesterday. The next title I get rights back to is in October which gives me some breathing space and a chance to work on my mystery. Here’s a…
Readers First, Writers Second
It’s the first day of summer and I’ve already read the first book on this year’s books of summer. Many of you know I set aside twelve books each summer to read while the days are long and hot. I’ll reveal this year’s dozen very soon but the focus of this post is all…
Keep On Writing
I’ve been sorting through some of my old files and I came across this short article I wrote for, well, I can’t remember because it’s been that long. Best thing is it’s still relevant and fits in with the summer writing challenge so here it is… Raise your hand if you’ve begun writing a book. Now…
Wednesday Writing Prompt-It Was A Dark and Stormy Night
It was a dark and stormy night or maybe even day… For this prompt your character is driving into a storm. Where are they headed? Do the attempt to beat the storm? Do they get caught in it? Do they rescue someone? What’s on the other side of the storm? Lots you can focus…
How Not to Write a Book Review with Reet Singh
One think I encourage my students to do is become a book reviewer. It not only helps you figure out what makes a story work (or not work), but it also lets you see who’s publishing what and where your story might fit into the current market. Today’s guest blogger has some great tips…
Monday Motivation-Reject the Negative
“It is impossible to discourage the real writers – they don’t give a damn what you say, they’re going to write.” ― Sinclair Lewis An editor once sent me a rejection letter advising me to do anything besides write. I guess the fact that I’m still writing, and according to Sinclair…