[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…
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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…
Want to Be a Guest Blogger?
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…
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…