It was a dark and stormy night or maybe even day… For this prompt your character is driving into a storm. Where are they headed? Do the attempt to beat the storm? Do they get caught in it? Do they rescue someone? What’s on the other side of the storm? Lots you can focus…
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How Not to Write a Book Review with Reet Singh
One think I encourage my students to do is become a book reviewer. It not only helps you figure out what makes a story work (or not work), but it also lets you see who’s publishing what and where your story might fit into the current market. Today’s guest blogger has some great tips…
Monday Motivation-Reject the Negative
“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…
Book Trailer Tips with Addison Brae
Everyone loves book trailers and today’s guest blogger, Addison Brae offers tips on making yours perfect… What better way is there to bring your story to life than with film? That’s why we authors have trailers to promote our books. Book trailers take time, skill and money, and your approach can make or break your…
What Stops Us From Writing?
If you remember my post about not being able to write after my father died, you’ll know that I struggled to get back to writing for almost a decade. The road back wasn’t easy. I did it in baby steps but when I was writing every day again, boy did it feel good. There…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Train Journey
Wednesday prompts hasn’t featured a photo prompt in a long time so I thought this week we’d use one. Here it is- Does the couple start a train journey? Are they returning from a journey? Have they only just met on the train? Will your story have a romance or mystery element to it?…
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…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-The Grass Is Always Greener
This week’s prompt is based on the saying- The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Does you character utter these words? Does someone else say them to your character? Is the character thinking of moving someplace else? Maybe your character is envious about the neighbor having a better looking garden?…
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.