Hope the first three days of NaNoWriMo have been good ones for you. If not, don’t panic. Tip of the day- we all have days when we’re not that productive, maybe we even face a string of them, but don’t give up. Do something else and then reassure yourself you can get back on track the following…
Tag: writing
Monday Writing Prompts-Turn Back Time
Daylight Savings kicked in over the weekend but what if you could turn back years instead of just one hour? Your character invents a watch that lets him or her do just that. How many years do they set on the dial, why, and what are the consequences? Have fun and happy writing.
NaNoWriMo-Day One
It’s day one of NaNoWriMo, and like I promised, I’m going to try and post a tip a day. First one is find a comfortable place to write. Do you prefer working at a desk, or having your laptop on your lap? Maybe you even prefer to curl up in a comfy chair and write…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Books to Write and Leaves to Rake
Not long now until NaNoWriMo kicks off and I found two resources I hope will be of some help to you if you’re taking part. Both of them come via BookBaby- If you follow the first link you can click on a download for a free calendar that will keep track of your daily word…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Writing a Novel in 30 Days
Another year of workshops is over and now it’s time to think ahead to next year and the new line up I have planned including the bootcamp style classes. I’m looking forward to teaching those. Now with some extra time, I’ll be revamping my Web sites, setting up the writing coach service I’m hoping to…
Friday Ramblings From An Author- NaNoWriMo
Today I was honored to chat with Sally Bridgewater who will be attempting to not only write 50,000 words during NaNoWriMo but she’ll be doing it all in one day. Yes, you read that correctly all in one day. Sally asked me if I’d like to be interviewed and offer her some tips for her upcoming challenge…
Monday Writing Prompts-Falling Leaves
For this writing prompt your character goes outside to rake leaves but gets sidetracked by something more interesting. Have fun and happy writing.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-More of the Same
More things crossed off my to do list. This week was almost like a carbon copy of the previous one. A new workshop started yesterday. Another one is supposed to begin on Monday but we need more people to make that happen. It’s the crafting the short story offered by the Colorado Romance Writers so if…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Last One in September
I know I say this every month, but where did the last four weeks go? Seemed only yesterday it was a holiday weekend and I was getting set to teach a workshop. Now, it’s almost October, the workshop’s coming to an end, and the leaves are turning and falling. Speaking of workshops, I have two new…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-The Last One of Summer
I intended to post the next book on my summer reading list but thought I’d wait for the weekly rambling. I’m ashamed to say next week it’s fall and I only got to book 7. I’m about sixty pages into this one which is Confessions of a Courtesan by Elizabeth Charles. So far I’m really enjoying…