In a recent critique, I noticed something we all do occasionally. See if you can spot it. Once in the solarium, they find a bench and sit down, continuing their conversation. The words flow between them, without the need to think or endure an awkward pause. Candace finds herself genuinely having a good time. […]
Let’s be honest, you have to be able to lift your own spirits sometimes. because those who’d like to help usually mean well but can’t actually help, and those who CAN help may be unavailable. It’s up to you. No one can write your book for you (and if they do, what’s the point?) Thoughts?
If you didn’t notice, I’m hosting a WRITING CONTEST this month! See? We have a snazzy logo and everything. You should click over and enter right now. You know you want to. Many of you are writers and would love to be authors, would love to be published… But it’s kind of daunting to put your work out there […]
We work hard at this writing stuff. We deserve a pat on the back once in while. And who else is gonna understand anyway? Except other writer types? The biggest things writers lack is confidence, and that starts by acknowledging that what we did is worth some praise. Big or small, let’s talk about them […]
This blog has long been a friendly place to come and learn, and what better way to learn than to ask? You have questions. Writer stuff, marketing, motivation, you name it. ASK ME Your questions. Your challenges. Your issues. If I don’t know, we’ll put it out to my vast network of author friends and […]
My daughter discovered this book series yesterday. Read her first book cover to cover in the afternoon. They’re easy to read, so that’s not a big deal – but this next item is. I checked out how a guy like this ends up with a series at Barnes & Noble, published traditionally and available everywhere […]
You are allowed to have early works. You are allowed to not be perfectly polished the first time out. You’re allowed to do a lot of things from which you’ll learn. But yeah, listening to naysayers, that’s not something I’d say you’re allowed to do. Thoughts? Don’t forget the writing contest! You could win, you […]
Don’t forget we have a writing contest going on… How can we forget? You tell us every day! Yeah, well… We are already tracking to have more entries for this contest than we did for prior contests, so you better bring your A Game! For details, click HERE and check out the original post announcement. THEN ENTER and […]
But first, a commercial… WRITING CONTEST! ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT AND INFO ON HOW TO ENTER is HERE We work hard at this writing stuff. We deserve a pat on the back once in while. And who else is gonna understand anyway? Except other writer types? The biggest things writers lack is confidence, and that starts by […]
Now I gotta come up with 10 reasons why you should participate in my MARCH 2018 Word Weaver Writing Contest? Well, let’s see… There are cool prizes. Low entry fee. Possible recognition and fame. That’s always cool The winners’ stories will be featured on the blog. The winners will also get an author profile on the blog. […]
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