Writer as Hermit: The Archetype
I don’t have much to say right now. I’m feeling like the Hermit. Walking into a dark cave. Guided only by the light of my heart, mind and soul. Searching for answers only I...
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Vulnerability is Messy: The Truth of Being a Writer
Authenticity. Be myself — everyone else is taken. Vulnerability is my strength. Words to live by. Words to feel. Words to fight. Conflict. External conflict. I’m not great at external conflict in my novels...
On a personal note, Is it really the New Year?
I don’t know about you guys, but I don’t feel the year has really started yet. 2010 isn’t quite finished and 2011 has yet come. A no man’s land of time, where work needs...
In Praise of the Exuberant [a guest post]
IN PRAISE OF THE EXUBERANT And as you stand there Sunshining all over our Rain Parade Voice cheering Toes tapping Eyes dancing Let us now praise you. You, the mango-coconut in our vanilla world....
A Writer’s Love Affair
Can you have a three-minute love affair with yourself through your writing? What do you do when you’re stuck with your writing? I don’t know about you guys but I encounter stuckness all the...
What is Your Bus Factor?
In a recent conversation with fellow creative coach and business woman, Quinn MacDonald, she mentioned to me about the bus factor. I said, “The what?” “You know, in case you get hit by a...
The Inner Critic
In which I reveal my inner dialogue between my Inner Critic and me, the part of me that would like the Inner Critic to STOP yelling. Thank you. My inner critic is SO strong…...
Writing Advice from Stephen J. Cannell
An aspiring writer wants to know if Stephen J. Cannell has any advice for those who want to establish a long-term writing career. If you’ve ever wanted to write a novel or a screenplay,...
Out of the Office: Writer At Work
Written and posted for Day 25 the day after, I’m blatantly cheating on my 31 Day Blog Challenge. I’m a writer. My passion is fiction. This post is real, though fiction is that I...
Writing Advice from John Green (And Notes on Surnameless Tiffany)
Welcome to the Sunday series of writing advice from famous authors as told through video. From the youtube.com page: In which John [Green] gives advice to young, aspiring writers. He also discusses Tiffany with...
Solano Stroll Collaborative Poem
For Writing Prompt Saturdays, today, write a collaborative poem like Lael has … The following poem was written collaboratively by nineteen different visitors to the Write Makes Might/Productive Slumber/Her Jaunty Tune booth run by...
Writing Advice from Meg Cabot (on video)
Welcome to the Sunday series of writing advice from famous authors as told through video. In this 2-minute video, Meg Cabot, of the Princess Diaries fame, reveals how to write a novel: You need a beginning, middle and end. And don’t forget the sitting down and writing part.
Interview Your Author: Writing Prompt
For Writing Prompt Saturdays, today, interview your author… Okay, I’ll explain. One of my favorite activities is journaling where I dialogue between various parts of me, like my editor and my writer, or my...
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