Dealing with Winter Blues by Faith Van Horne
I feel like it’s all I can do to haul myself out of bed and do the minimum of day job work without pounding donuts all day.
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
A Wish List for Perfect Days by Michael Larsen
If your days were perfect, what would they be like?
Healthy Writers Club: Dealing with Life’s Curveballs
Inspired by Josh Clark’s article on the site, coolrunning.com, I’ve been doing a Couch-to-5K training since Oct 2012. Last week I finished WEEK #4, BUT skipped one day. I decided to do WEEK #4 again this week, but…
The Devil’s in the Details by Kay Keppler
You want to strike a balance between being so generic that no one will read past page one, and giving readers an unsubstantiated infodump.
Great Editing Questions to Ask Your Beta Readers
I’m do a series of articles on editing tips for novelists. The first post, “How to Edit Your Novel in 3 Steps” is here. I am enjoying — okay enamored by — Lisa Cron’s...
Attracting Reader Responses on Your Blog by Annmarie Miles
One sure fire way to know that there is engagement with your blog is when you start to get likes and comments on it. So how do we encourage folk to respond to our blog posts?
Books and Babies: Labors of Love by Michael Larsen
Parents who bring up children like this create a priceless legacy that will help sustain the country. Nothing is more important for our future than their gifts of love.
Healthy Writers Club: Being My Own Best Friend
Inspired by Josh Clark’s article on the site, coolrunning.com, I’ve been doing a Couch-to-5K training. I’m in WEEK #4, still being gentle with myself.
Q&A with Author, Wendy D. Walter, featuring her YA Fantasy, Ambril’s Tale, The Return of the Dullaith
Welcome YA fantasy author, Wendy D. Walter. Enjoy the Q&A and be sure to enter into her giveaways! She’s offering a lovely silver tree of life pendant, a hand-painted gnome, and other goodies. Read on for details!
Healthy Writers Club: Restarting After Thanksgiving
I did do my week #3 of my own Couch-to-5K program, inspired by Josh Clark’s article on the site, coolrunning.com. But during the Thanksgiving week, I skipped exercising other than my normal up-and-down the hill, a 9-minute walk each way.
How to Edit Your Novel in 3 Steps
After writing your novel — be it a romance, mystery, thriller, fantasy, horror, or science fiction — and letting it sit — I let my novels sit for 1 year — edit your novel in layers.
What Karate Taught Me About Writing (And Vice Versa) by Faith Van Horne
I always figured that, one day when I grew up, I would be a writer. Trick is, you have to actually write something before that can happen.
On Theme: A Game of Memory and Deep Meanings for Writers by Wyatt Bessing
When you make your reader question, they begin telling the story within themselves, seeking possibilities, engaging in deep and imaginative play.
Madly in Love with Me: Q & A with Author Christine Arylo
This breakthrough book on self-love changes all that by taking you beyond the idea of loving, valuing, and caring for yourself into daring acts that will help you experience it. Christine Arylo provides practical, fun ways to explore and embody the ten branches of self-love every day and in every part of your life.
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