Most of us are stuck at home these days. Many of you might be working from home and needing to take a break now and then. With that in mind, I thought we’d try something new. And even if you haven’t written anything before and one of many who’ve decided to write a…
It’s April and that means we’re going to try some new ideas for story prompts. This week, I came up with an idea about a story that has to contain five words (I’ve gone with a spring theme). See if you can scatter the following five words into your story flowers spring exhausted never-ending gas…
This week’s guest blogger had to cancel so I brainstormed what to share with you. Just the other day, someone asked me about what if anything I’d do differently if I was a beginning writer again. Here’s what I came up with- Treat It as a Business Writing is a creative pursuit and most…
Sometimes you have to give up other things in your life, maybe a hobby that you love, to get that book written. I look at it as hard work that pays off big time when you reach your goal.
Hope you’re all doing well. I’m sure most of you find yourself in the same situation as me….in an area where you have to stay at home. This month has certainly been a unique one. The March classes finish today and as I always do, I’ll promote April’s workshops. The first one is a two…
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Thought we’d dive into another Hi Susan e-mail and this one is from Leslie. I sit down with every intention to write but nothing gets done. Is there anything else I can do so I feel less guilty? First tip, don’t feel guilty. When I went through my writing drought, I experienced first, panic, and…
It’s the final Wednesday of the month which means it’s the last strange object. Here it is. I think there are lots of stories you could create using this one. First one that came to mind was a Sci Fi tale, but don’t limit yourself. Have fun and happy writing.
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Let’s welcome the last of our March guest bloggers, Dee Knight… When did you begin writing? I wrote my first book, Impatient Passion, in 2002. I wasn’t one of those people who dreamed of writing a book and started early on, I’m afraid. Instead, it was kind of a lark and because I had time…
Wow, another tough week for the world. Hope all of you are well. So many changes and so many people’s lives turned upside down. I often think about things I’m grateful for and this week it was that I teach, tutor, and coach online. I didn’t have to cancel anything and I was able to…
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People working from home is the new norm this week so it wasn’t too surprising to find lots of Hi Susan e-mails asking me if I had any tips. I was lucky enough to ease into working from home because my last employer let me do about 50% of the work from the home…
