WRITING VS. REAL LIFE
My writers often bemoan the fact that real life gets in the way of their creative endeavors. And this is true for us all. We are besieged at times by the good, the bad, and the ugly of this...
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THREE STEPS TO OVERCOMING WRITER’S BLOC
Got writer’s bloc? As folks in rural Texas say, we’re a’gin it. Okay, so that’s somewhat flip. But the truth is that here, we don’t allow it. Don’t believe in it. Don’t succumb. It’s one of the few...
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TAKING CRITICISM
“This is a very subjective business . . .” Are you just about sick of hearing that? How many rejections, critiques, or pieces of group criticism begin or end with that remark? And while perhaps meant...
View ArticleSLAYING WRITING DEMONS
Writing is a convoluted and intensely psychological process. Even those who say it comes easy and/or don’t want to deal with all that mental ‘mumbo jumbo’ get caught in the same psychological traps as...
View Article5 MOST-IMPORTANT WRITER’S RESOLUTIONS
The New Year has arrived, and with it, gazillions of resolutions. Writerly ones included, of course! I get tons of emails this time of year from folks recommitting to their book writing goals, which is...
View ArticleCREATIVITY AND EDITING
One of the most important aspects of working with a great book developmental editor is an intangible one. Writing is such a solitary endeavor. We strive, sweating blood and tears and losing pounds of...
View ArticleAGAINST ALL ODDS
Breaking into Traditional publishing has always been tough. Always. In this day of instant publishing, sometimes we forget that in days of yore, a writer could struggle for years, decades to finally...
View ArticleINSPIRATION
The New Year always seems to start with new goals, new projects, even resolutions to better ourselves in some way or another. But of course, a few weeks in, many of those fall by the wayside and we’re...
View ArticleGETTING ‘THE CALL’
(We’re honored this week to have this post from Kevin Don Porter, whose YA Mystery debut novel, MISSING, will be released in May, 2013!) It’s the moment nearly every writer hopes for. Dreams of. Works...
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A WRITER’S BREAK
We all need them. But odd advice, no? When the prescription is usually write, write, write. Read, read, study, learn. Write, write, write. And nothing is more important than the above, no? But once...
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3 JUMPSTARTING TIPS FOR WRITERS
INSPIRATION OR PERSPIRATION: Which is most Important? Well of course, we know it’s both. Anyone who has undertaken the daunting task to actually write and complete a book knows that no choice really...
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WRITING INTO SORROW
Novelists, especially, at some point or another must write scenes of heartbreak and death and loss, although narrative nonfiction often includes this as well (see a good example of the latter with Judy...
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WRITERS’ DREAMS
“If you build it, they will come.” –Field of Dreams How many writers live by these words? The dreams of becoming a successful author in a vast sea of writers and books and hype, an ocean of fears and...
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4 Reasons to Write
This week we are blessed to have multi-published author Rhett Devane’s post on why she writes. Good advice for us all! The publishing industry has changed since my first novel hit the market … years...
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GOOD PROBLEMS
To start off the new year, we have a great new guest post by author Kevin Don Porter! Wonderful words for any author to live by! I used to read writers’ blogs that discussed issues like: How to handle...
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THE ERROR ON 99
This week we’re blessed to have a guest post by hilarious Southern author Rhett Devane, whose new novel, The Suicide Supper Club, has just hit the shelves to great reviews! Thanks, Rhett! I have...
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