So this year I ignored the inner voices and entered competitions, submitted to journals, wrote stories I didn’t know how to write, and agreed to do things I wasn’t 100% sure I could do.
I think it was the first time that as I writer I really felt out of my comfort zone; it was also the first time I’d ever said, ‘I don’t think I can write this story.
It’s time to take internet security into our own hands, and start to inbox a bit cleverer.
I cheer and whoop and holler for other writers’ success; and when I do, I mean it. I genuinely mean it. But I find myself constantly comparing myself to others and how they are doing. Social media doesn’t help with that. Knowing how many followers and likes and comments etc that others have can give me a false sense of triumph and needless disappointment.
I’m constantly gathering short phrases, jotting down ideas, even drawing sketches – and I’m no artist. It’s all fodder for stories and blog posts; most of it won’t be used, but in there somewhere there’s always a nugget I can work on.
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by Beth Barany · Published April 8, 2014 · Last modified April 9, 2014
Whatever you do with your “About” page, make sure you have one. If someone visits your blog, they’ll want to know who’s behind the writing.
Have been pondering a lot (but not writing a lot) lately, about how hard it is to write when you are in pain.
It might feel a bit daunting to plan out a whole year of blog posts but if you start month by month it gets a bit easier.
Even though many of us share a very similar Christmas experience, we don’t all have identical ones. Every family has their quirky traditions, or ‘interesting’ relatives, or creative table plan and there’s always the unorthodox addiction to the ‘stuffing recipe’.
by Beth Barany · Published November 12, 2013 · Last modified November 11, 2013
Publishing was not something I planned on and I certainly didn’t intend to go through the tremendous amount of work that I know authors do, to get their book in front of agents and publishers.
I decided at the beginning of 2013 that I would work hard on my writing, take it seriously and take every opportunity I could get.
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by Beth Barany · Published September 10, 2013 · Last modified September 4, 2013
Annmarie Miles joins us again for another month with the Writer’s Fun Zone. In today’s article she discusses her journey as a writer from her blogging days forward, and her decision to self-publish. Enjoy! ***...
There are many blogging challenges out there. If you want to flex your blogging muscles there’s plenty going on.
Please welcome back Annmarie Miles for another month with Writer’s Fun Zone. In today’s article she discusses the importance of intriguing characterization from the start in flash fiction. Enjoy! *** Many writers agree that writing...
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