Most writers journal because when it comes to writing, we are all in. We work on our novels while waiting for the traffic light to change. We keep journals handy by our beds. What else can journaling do?
She experimented with the coaching cliche: what would you do if you could not fail? Then discovered what happened when she did fail.
If you are a Millennial and certainly if you are a Digital Native, you have never known life without cell phones. An afternoon without our phones can seem like a night without your binky.
Social media feels less like a free-for-all democracy and more like trench warfare. You must have noticed — the war has escalated, and the soldiers, excuse me, artists, are sacrificed daily in a war of attrition.
One of the more difficult tasks for writers is managing the boring bits: editing, especially editing that third draft, oh and copy editing, line editing, and well, any editing.
We, as writers and artists, need to return to reading material that requires a bit more effort than watching cute cat videos. Okay, a lot more effort. Why? I’ll tell you…
Why Disappointing Books Are Still Helpful. I was intrigued by the promise of a newly released book on starting a new career at sixty. But I was disappointed.
Was this you? At seven, did you say, When I grow up I want to write and produce a popular newsletter with over 10,000 contacts that I work to scrub weekly.
There are many want to communicate with the dead: Ouija Boards, Mediums, Clairvoyants, Automatic Writing. Much easier and far more expedient is to journal.
Scenes are the heart of novels. There are so many different types of scenes, and so many ways you can write a scene. So how do you decide? Is there a method that works?...
Remember the sixties mantra, “What’s your story? (man)”? It resonated because your story was important, it reflected who you were and who you wanted to be.
Let’s welcome back monthly columnist Catharine Bramkamp as she shares with us “Show Your Work. For many people creating a story, your own or a client’s is like recording a geometry theorem.
Today it’s called deep reading since getting lost is no longer allowed. But getting lost in a book is still a good description. This Year – Get Lost
As part of my wrap up for 2018, I want to thank all my Writer’s Fun Zone guest writers for past year. Thank you! Thank you for your sharing your passion with us! I’ve...
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