Be sure to enter to win a signed copy of Savvy Stories HERE LAST DAY! Don’t miss out! You’ll know it when you see it. An author friend has started the downward spiral of doubt. Here’s an example from a blog post of an obviously dismayed author friend, followed by my reply: […]
If you wrote a book and published it, congratulations! You’re a small business owner, and entrepreneur. A budding capitalist. You write your product. That’s cool! Then, you sell your product. So… you’re a salesperson. Ugh. Most of you NEVER wanted to be salespeople. Your book/books are your business, and […]
I expected to get a ton of writing done at Christmas last year. NOTHING got done! NOTHING!!! Writer’s slump? Maybe. Don’t you HATE it when the words aren’t flowing, or you can’t get motivated to write? Or other writing related hurdles? The thing is, it passes. Think […]
We all occasionally reach a spot in the story where we don’t know what to do, how to get the characters past a certain obstacle. If it lasts a while, people call it writer’s block. So don’t let it last. In Poggibonsi, the tricky spot was trying to think up a way for Mike’s wife to […]
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