“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…
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Wednesday Writing Prompts-Fired
For this week’s prompt someone gets fired from their job. Is it your lead character who gets fired or does the firing? Why are they getting fired? Are they happy or sad because they love the job? If it’s your lead character who fires another character, have they done this before? Are they nervous or is…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Hello June
June 1st, half the year is almost done. What have you done to achieve your goals? Are you one step closer to realizing your dream? It’s one of the reasons I’ve decided on the summer writing retreat or should I say challenge? Three months to get a book started or finally finished. I’ll be telling…
Personal Thoughts on Being a Writer with Tory Richards
Today, author Tory Richards shares with you her personal journey to authorship…. Write about what you know. Heard that saying before? Well, it wasn’t much, and it certainly wouldn’t have held reader’s interests. I began writing when I was ten, on notebook paper. How much could a ten year old know, and especially about…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Reviving a Blog
May is flying by…. Thank you to this week’s guest blogger. Next week I have two interviews lined up that I’m excited about. First one is with the author who (she never knew it), inspired me to write (at least try) a book a month. When you learn how many words she writes per…
Making Time To Write
Say hello to our guest blogger, Angela Drake who today tackles an important topic for writers and that’s making time to write. Making time to write has been a problem for writers the world over for years. You would think with technology, other items on our To-Do list would be ticked off faster, freeing…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-A Growing Community
Spring didn’t seem to last long because today is 20 degrees cooler than it was on Monday(and yes, I did get outside and write that day!). Wednesday is supposed to be close to 80 which means more outside writing. Thank you to this week’s guest bloggers and everyone who contacted me about what you’d like…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-The Sound of Silence
I got the idea for this week’s prompt while I was sitting outside on Sunday afternoon. Go outside and listen to what you can hear. For me it was birds singing, a dog barking, and a plane flying overhead. Write a short story based on the noises you hear. Have fun and happy writing.
Funny Bones (adding humor to your writing) with guest blogger Madeline McEwen
Caption: The writer—a lifetime of solitary silence in pursuit of communication. Madeline McEwen is back and this time she’s sharing her art and tips on how to add humor to your stories. Everyone wants to hang out with comedians and each one of us believes we have a great sense of humor. Whether there is…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Getting Ready for Al Fresco Writing
Welcome to the first Friday Ramblings of the month. I was hoping to write this one outside because the sun is shining but it’s gotten windy in the last hour or so. This weekend I’m dragging out the patio table and chairs and determined that next week I’ll be doing the first al fresco writing of…