When Pat so graciously invited me to be a guest on her blog, I was excited and nervous. After all, she is an amazing storyteller and I’m a bit of a hack. I’m a mere neophyte in the writing world. So, I began to think about what I could write that may help those fellow …Read More
Being Inspired, or, “Damned if you do…” … by Chris Pitchford
By Chris Pitchford I’ll have to thank you later, Pat, for generously allowing me to guest post on your blog. Right now, I’m in way too much of a hurry. I’ve got words to write that readers (“Hello, You!”) will read… In a flash, the inspiration hit me. I now had the answer to the …Read More
Why Write? … by John Paul McKinney
By John Paul McKinney “You won’t make any money writing,” a friend recently informed me, “That’s just a pure ego trip.” While I didn’t agree with him (Hate to think of myself as that narcissistic), it made me wonder: “Why do writers write?” Maybe my friend is right in that only a small percentage of …Read More
Attacking the Jungles, Both Outside and In
When I posted that I was finally getting back in the groove, I didn’t realize what had been going on while I sat around waiting for my eyes to start working again. My four garden boxes turned into jungles of weeds, overgrown giant marigolds going to seed, unharvested and wasted green beans that now look …Read More
Just So You Know…I Write Just Because
Katie Cat won the day yesterday. She not only bugged me until I took her outside (with harness and leash), but later when I got up to fetch a glass of iced tea, she stole my chair…or at least the cushion. She has now adopted my computer chair cushion as the best place for her …Read More
Pulling Weeds, Including the Ones in My Manuscript
I’ve been outside a little every day, trimming and planting and pulling weeds. The weeds take the most work. I have a lot of them. My work in progress was full of weeds, too. I started it during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in November but stopped after 25,000 words when I realized I liked …Read More
On Pantsers, Plotters and Pilots … by David Freed
As a licensed pilot, this is why I appreciate maps: because flying without them, especially in unfamiliar skies, ups my stress level and increases my chances of crashing. As the author of three traditionally published mystery-thrillers (now working on my fourth), I rely on maps of a sort for the same reason. The outline I’ve …Read More
Knowing What Editors Want Can Be Its Own Mystery … by Sharol Louise
Greetings! I am a fellow reader, who also happens to be a writer, who was also fortunate to become a published author. But I had to believe in myself, and I will share a couple of anecdotes. Hurdles, actually. The first: “Humor does not belong in a Romance novel.” Yep, that’s what one editor told …Read More
When You’re Stuck, Relax … by Orly Konig-Lopez
First posted, April 16, 2014 on Writers in the Storm Last week my husband convinced me to go on a bike ride with him. My road bike has been in the basement on a trainer for well over a year. To say I was a bit nervous is an understatement. After all, in the basement …Read More
How To Research Your Novel Like A Pro … by Jen J. Danna
Unless you write epic fantasy—where the big challenge is convincing worldbuilding—most authors will need to set at least part of their novel in the real world. Since most of us have limited knowledge of the greater world, we need to research topics so our characters will know what they’re talking about. As a writer who …Read More
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