Week four and this location reminds me of hobbits and the Lord of the Rings. Maybe it’s an Air BNB or home to some magical people. Have fun and happy writing.
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Meet Guest Author-Maggie Blackbird
This week, our guest blogger is author Maggie Blackbird… When you’re setting is a special place, drafting the novel, I find, is easy. Seriously. It didn’t take me long to draft Her Competition (mind you editing is a whole other ball game LOL). The city is steeped in history, and since it’s a place where…
Accept the Challenge-A Bridge to Where?
Week three and here’s the new location/setting. It looks sort of spooky or even dangerous. What sort of story will you create? Have fun and happy writing.
Guest Author-D.V. Stone
It’s Wednesday which means it’s guest author time and this week say hello to D.V Stone… This Writer’s Life-(TWL)-Welcome to This Writer’s Life, happy to have you join us today. Introduce yourself and tell us about yourself, your writing and your books. Thank you for sharing your space with me. TWL-Why and when did you…
Monday Writing Tip-Cut, Cut and Cut
Be as long winded as you want in your first draft, but after that, cut, cut, cut. Don’t be afraid to overdo it because when it comes to writing most of the time less is more. Could you have phrased something differently? Do you have two words side by side that mean the very same…
Check Out My Guest Post
Today, I’m a guest on Brenda Whiteside’s blog, Discover. Here’s the link if you want to read about how I became an accidental writer https://brendawhiteside.blogspot.com/2025/01/stay-on-platform-inspiration-from-susan.html
Accept the Challenge-What Happens Here?
Week two and here’s the second location/setting photo. Who walks along these narrow streets? A resident or maybe a traveler? Have fun and happy writing.
Monday Writing Tips-Happy Endings
Don’t worry about happy endings. Not every great story has one. Just make sure your characters have grown and changed throughout your story. Their ending might not be perfect but as long as the reader is satisfied you’ve done your job as an author.
Accept the Challenge-Chess Anyone?
It’s the final Accept the Challenge of the year. Thank you for participating throughout the year. I hope you penned lots of great stories and that some of them found a home and some income for you. There will be more in 2025 but for now see what you can create based on this clip….
Wishing You Happy Holidays
2024 is slowly coming to a close. I hope you had a wonderful writing year. I have lots planned for 2025. books to be written, more content added to this site… The list goes on. I’ll be adding book reviews, market guides, interviews and the return of the Wednesday guest author starting in January. I’ll…