I had a dream when I was a struggling author. No, not the one about getting published. This one was about finding a mentor who would take me under their wing, tell me what I was doing wrong (and right), and be the cheerleader who stood on the sidelines and said, another rejection, don’t…
Dee S Knight is back as our Tuesday guest blogger and this time she shares with us some thoughts on procrastination… Procrastinate: to put off till another day or time; defer; delay. A word associated with laziness or habitual dilatoriness. Hello. My name is Dee. I am a procrastinator. No disrespect is intended with…
An earlier than normal Ramblings from me. I’m in the middle of reformatting a back title and getting it done is on today’s must do list. Another project is I’m putting the final touches on the virtual writing retreat. Session one begins on Tuesday. We only have a handful of people registered. I know…
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Can not liking one of your characters be stalling your story? I’d never really thought about that question until one of my students e-mailed me and said she felt it was the reason that her writing output was down. There’s no easy or right, yes or no, response. While I do think you…
The This Writer’s Life community is now 800 followers strong and still counting. Remember my goal is to reach 1,000 by the end of the year. We have three months to go so spread the word because I have lots planned for 2020 and beyond. I love it when I get ahead with my to…
I should add two words to the title of this post and that’s for writers. Sometimes I know I should be writing but instead I’m searching Netflix and soon I’m watching a movie and time slips away. However, last month I took a different view of time spent away from my writing. I was watching this one movie and…
Time for another Hi Susan post. Sara asked the following- I submitted my synopsis and first three chapters to an editor two months ago and I haven’t heard anything about my submission. When should I contact them to ask what’s happening? I know how frustrating it is when you’ve sent your work to an…
Can you believe that we’re half way through August? My mystery novel is slowly progressing. I’m still aiming for Dec 31st as the deadline for completion of the first draft. Anyone else working on a deadline? This week I recorded and uploaded another class to Skillshare, this one focuses on conflict and emotion. Here’s the…
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Raise your hand if you write (or want to write) stories in the first person? It’s hard for me to guess the exact percentage of you who are holding your hand high in the air. I have lots of students who tell me they’d love to give it a try but feel it’s too difficult.…
Thank you for your submission but we’re sorry it’s not suitable for us… On my journey to becoming a published author, receiving letters with that opening line became a weekly event. Sometimes I’d sit down and cry while other times I’d just get angry. These are great characters I’d tell myself. Are all these…
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