It’s been a long time since I’ve known what the fear of writing a story is all about. As a newbie artist, that emotion came rushing back to me. You sit frozen, wondering if you can do it, thinking how stupid you’ll feel if anyone sees your work. Heartbroken if things don’t turn out…
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Friday Ramblings From An Author-Goodbye March, Where Did You Go?
It seems like just last week I was saying goodbye February. Do you often find when you’re busy time seems to go at supersonic speed? Tomorrow is officially the last day of the March classes and then I have a whole week free of teaching. During that time, I hope to get caught up with some of…
Discourse, Dialogue, Monologue, Soliloquy
Welcome today’s guest blogger, AB Plum who has lots of tips about writing great dialogue… “I talk, ergo I am.” Pardon the paraphrase, but it reinforces for me that no literary device in fiction accomplishes more than dialogue. Good, well-written dialogue can: Move the plot forward Provide info about the speaker Give insight into the…
Monday Motivation-Dream Big
If you’re worried that your story is going to get rejected then it’s never going to get published. Like this quote says, dream big and dare to fail. Write your best story and have the courage to submit it.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-2020 Schedule Just Posted
I’m happy to report that the snow is melting. I hope we’ve seen the last of this winter…after all it is spring next week. I just posted my teaching schedule for 2020. I hadn’t realized I hadn’t updated that page and still had some 2018 classes on there. Any way, the new classes are added,…
Don’t Make Writing More Difficult
I don’t know about other writing teachers and coaches, but the first thing I ask my students is why have you picked that genre? Most of the time, the response is because their romance fans or always loved mysteries. However, sometimes I hear these words…it’s the hottest genre right now and I’ll sell a lot…
Saturday Seminar-Writing With Five Senses
Welcome to the first Saturday Seminar. What’s a Saturday Seminar? It’s a post that will focus on improving your writing. One small element that can make a good story, great. This first one will focus on writing with all five senses. One of the biggest challenges for us writers, is figuring out how to transfer what’s…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-A Week to Be Inspired
It’s only March and guess what? The wonderful Debbi at OIRW asked me for ideas for next year’s classes. Everything is now set and planned. I’ll be posting the schedule here soon for you to check out. Once again, I’ll be teaching exclusively for OIRW. And more about this later, but there’s going to be an…
Monday Motivation-There’s Always Someone Cheering You On
Lots of people keep their goals and dreams a secret. They think if they don’t attain them then people will laugh about it. That’s not always true. Share your dream and goal and you might just find your biggest cheerleader. TWL is here for you. We’re a growing writing community that is here to support…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Lost
This week you have a character who is lost. It could be that they are physically lost or maybe lost as to what direction in life they should take. Did they head out on a hike and can’t find their way back? Maybe they can’t find where they parked their car at the…