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An Author’s Comfort Zone by Sharon Ledwith
This post could have also been dubbed ‘Balance 101 for Authors’. About sixteen months ago the first novel in my middle-grade/YA time travel series hit the cyber bookshelves. There was so much to do, and it felt like there wasn’t enough time to do everything.
Bare Bones: A Haunting Setting Game for Writers
This was the writing assignment that inspired my first published children’s story: Write a bare bones short story of 300 words or fewer. It will have a simple plot, almost no description, and two (exactly two) plot twists.
Don’t Start Your Writing Career Believing Falsehoods: Learn the Art of Writing by Carol Malone
I’ve been on a serious writing journey for awhile and just published my first eBook. While walking that path, I’ve discovered a lot of things about myself and the writing process.
Fiction Writers: Know Your Character’s Motivation, Or Else by Kay Keppler
We all have goals, especially on January 1. When the new year rolls around, everybody wants to lose weight, save more money, and go to the gym more often. Eighty percent of all people make those goals every year because we want to be healthier, happier, and more secure.
Motivation for Writers by Faith Van Horne
There are days I just don’t want to write. Actually, most days before I begin writing, it’s hard to pick up the pen (or put my fingers on the keyboard, depending on which stage of the writing process I’m in) and just go. I don’t want to. I’d rather distract myself with pointless internet surfing.
Guest Post: Feel Stuck in a Creative Rut? Find The Sacred in Every Day by Amanda Elo’esh
Start feeding the source that feeds you, and don’t stop. Don’t ever stop.
Guest Post: Let’s Get Together: Building a Cohesive Online Critique Group by Melinda Pierce
When I entered the realm of writing, I did so in secret. Concerned I’d be laughed at by family, friends and even my husband, I didn’t tell a soul.
Published and Printed: my book is real and my stories are in a newspaper! by Annmarie Miles
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.
From Stuck to Success: Ten Reasons WHY You Get Stuck…and HOW to Turn It Around by Margaret A. Nystrom, M.A.T.
Whatever it is you are stuck on, whether it is writing a novel or blog, cleaning the house, a dreaded task, or making a major change in your life, LISTEN to what you are telling yourself. What we think, feel, and do determines whether we start and successfully complete a project or stop ourselves with doubts and procrastination.
Spark Guest Post: Write the Silence, Invite the Music by Karyn Pearson
A lot of aspiring authors find that part of the problem they find themselves struggling to write has to do with the environment they’re trying to write in.
How to Create Characters: Ten Ways to Create Deeper and Unforgettable Characters by Margaret Aslanis-Nystrom
For many fiction writers, figuring out how to create characters that seem real to readers is difficult.
6 Wrenches to Throw in Your Fiction for Fun and Profit by Wyatt Bessing
At the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators conference earlier this month, I came away with this important message: Editors and agents are looking for a unique voice and vision; and readers of all ages enjoy weird, subversive stories.
Non-Fiction Writing Tips By Katya Cengel
While my journalism experience hadn’t prepared me for the magnitude of the task, it helped in other ways.
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