Have you ever struggled to create a captivating character that stands out from the crowd? Today’s guest bloggers tells us all about using astrology… When I use Astrology to cast my main characters, I use the Sun sign, the Moon sign and the Rising sign. The Sun denotes the person’s inner self. The Moon…
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Monday Motivation-Listen To Your Heart
When the rejections start to build up, self-doubt can build up too. Many times I used to think maybe I’m not supposed to be an author. That’s what my head was telling me but my heart always had an opposing view. It told me, it’s not supposed to be easy. Anything you truly want…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-New Releases
Happy Friday everyone. I’ve spent most of the week working on the back titles. I managed to get two more re-released. Here they are- Now I’m working on two more. Two stories that I not only enjoyed writing a lot, but they are also two of my all time favorites. They were…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Dream a Little Dream
This week’s prompt is all about dreaming. Your character has a dream where he or she is on a train track. Does their dream reveal how they got there? What happens when they begin to walk along the tracks? Do they run into someone from their past? What happens when they wake up? Have…
Monday Motivation-Even If It’s One of Those Days
Last week I watched the final night of the women’s figure skating contest at the Olympics. Lots of the skaters weren’t have the skate of their lives, but one in particular had a tough night. Every jump she made ended in her falling. I felt for her and I almost cried for her. Not that I’ve…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-The Universe Sends a Message
Happy snowy Friday…yes, snowed again and more snow is on its way. I’m looking forward to spring this year. Remember last year I wrote the first draft of a TV pilot? Yes, you say, but what happened to it? I’m ashamed to say it’s sitting in a notebook. I’d handwritten it because that’s what I do when…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Hitting the Slopes
[wpvideo 9dsBg2DU] Anyone watching the Olympics? I thought we’d go with a winter sport theme for this week’s prompt. I’ve also picked a motion graphic too. Your character decides to give skiing a try for the first time. The story could focus on the ride up to the top of the mountain…just like in…
Guest Blogger Viviana MacKade-A non-English native writer nightmare: grammar.
Did you hate grammar at school? Today’s guest blogger Viviana MacKade tells us it’s even worse when English isn’t your first language. My love for writing sways from absolute thrill for a new idea and all the pre-writing work to the hatred first draft. Still, I love it. All of it. Does…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Foot of Snow and a Cold
Another week, another foot of snow and I end this one with a cold. At least I have the weekend to recover (and what a great excuse to just sit and binge watch movies). I’ve been working non-stop all week getting my classes revamped and uploaded to the new platform so I can launch the…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-TGIF
Whoever first coined TGIF had my sort of week. No, it wasn’t awful, and it wasn’t even bad. It was just busy. So busy that I think my brain got slightly scrambled, eyes got fatigued and fingers weren’t working efficiently across the keyboard. I phoned one of my students for a coaching call at the wrong time. At…