My goal for this site is to post something at least five days a week and yes, there’s only so much I can do so on Tuesdays and Thursdays I’m turning This Writer’s Life over to you. Established writer, aspiring writer, author, non-fiction guru…you get the picture. Only rule is it has to be a…
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Monday Motivation-The Why of Writing
Anyone have a resolution to write a book in 2018? Some resolutions stick while many fall by the wayside. Why? The word why plays a huge role in why some people start and finish writing a book…even get published while others don’t. Ask yourself why you want to write a book. Has it been…
Monday Motivation-Perfection Not Allowed
Welcome to the first Monday Motivation post. Today’s focus is on a topic I wrote about for my January Writer’s Room article and that’s perfection. Perfection is something that can actually stop us from reaching our goals or trying something new like writing a book or a short story. We compare ourselves to other…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Easing into 2018
I said I was going to take some time off and yes, I have but I’ve also been working too. I told you I’m hopeless at this sort of thing. I’ve been working on updating my website and writing one of the new books I hope to publish next year. I’ve also watched movies,…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-It’s Winter
Hello winter… What do you think of when you hear the word winter? For me, it’s longer nights, sitting by the fire, trying to catch up on my reading, and sometimes getting more writing done. I began my ‘winter’ break yesterday and yes, I’ve already done a couple of hours work today which proves…
Monday Writing Prompts-Away From Home-Part Two
Here’s part two of the Away From Home story prompt. Your character thinks they are all alone for the holidays. A nice peaceful break from work and the usual crowd of people but all is not as it seems. Maybe some of their family or friends have decided to rent the house next door. Maybe…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Where is Everyone?
I know it’s holiday season but has anyone else noticed that this week everyone seems to have already left the building? I belong to more than a few online writing groups and no one’s been posting anything all week. I’ve received half the amount of e-mails I normally do. Even people that usually get back to me ASAP when…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-NaNoWriMo Mid-Point
Another week has flown by and it’s now two days past the mid-point of NaNoWriMo. While I haven’t been writing fiction for this year’s challenge, I’m doing well with the two non-fiction titles I’m working on. I know it’s supposed to be write a novel month but I say anytime any sort of writing gets…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Setting New Year Goals
If you’re taking part in NaNoWriMo, how are things going? I intended to write some posts about it this week but got too busy but I’ll try and write something inspiring next week. This week has focused on setting goals for 2018. I’ve decided writing classes will feature heavily. I want to put together something…
Monday Writing Prompts-NaNoWriMo Participant
I thought it might be fun to write a short story based on what’s happening right now…NaNoWriMo. Your character is taking part for the first time and decides to venture into a local coffee shop to write at least 2,000 words in an hour. Do they achieve their goal? Like any great story they should…