Have you ever picked up a writing how to book and followed the tips only to find they don’t work? Before you go blaming the author for giving you worthless advice, think about this… Think about something besides writing that you wanted to learn. Drive a car, learn to ski, play the guitar… Did you…
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Monday Motivation-One Small Step
We all want to be published in big name magazines or get three book deals but sometimes the most meaningful victories are those first acceptance e-mails that come from smaller markets. Take it one step at a time and celebrate each byline. Enjoy the journey known as becoming a writer.
Five Exercises for Creating Characters Your Reader Will Love
My plot’s going nowhere. I can’t seem to get past chapter three. Sound familiar? Think it’s a plotting problem? Well, it might be but most of the time it’s a character problem. You’ve spent weeks working on your plot but haven’t given any thought to the type of person or persons who will live your…
Monday Motivation-It’s Possible
Does writing a book or getting published seem impossible to you? As you sit down to write this week, keep these words by Nelson Mandala in mind.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-First One of 2021
How did you first week of 2021 turn out? I hope you got lots of writing done…even got an acceptance letter or call about a story. This week seemed strange because for the first time in 12 years, I’m not teaching a class. I did however, begin work on the first class I’ll be uploading…
January Writing Prompts
It’s the first Wednesday of the month so that means it’s time for our new writing prompt format. Each first Wednesday, I’ll post a set of random prompts and ideas that you can use throughout the month to either, write a short story, improve one aspect of your writing or even use it to spark…
Welcome to the New Site
Happy New Year to you all. This Writer’s Life site has now gone from WordPress.com over to WordPress.org and I hope all followers and subscribers will receive this post. If someone could let me know you are, that would be great. You can send me an e-mail at writerslifeblog@gmail.com I’m going to use this post…
Monday Motivation-The Odds Might Be Against You But…
Some people laughed at me when I said I was going to write a book and become a published author. Sometimes the odds are stacked against us but don’t let anyone stand in your way. Put in the time, put in the effort, don’t give up and you’ll defy those odds.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-The Final Post of 2020
Another year almost over. Yes, it’s been a strange one for all of us. I hope you achieved all your goals and if not, like I always say, there’s always tomorrow and now, next year. I think I got most things on my to do list completed. Well, maybe a few are a little behind…
The Writer’s Life-The Year in Review
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…