A Quick Update for Freelance Writers
These last few days have been a bit hectic, but then, the month just began. I thought some of you might be able to use some of the information contained in my latest article–this one for freelance...
View ArticleLaunches, Dockets, and Lingering Projects
Once upon a time there was a raw writer who dreamed of having a marvelously exciting and successful career. She took advantage of each lesson in the craft that passed her way (assuming she could...
View Article3 Steps Fiction Writers Should Take
Always take time to check these 3 steps before declaring a project ready for edit. They save so much time for the fiction writer. Whether you’re an outliner or not, create a list of all the major plot...
View ArticleRamping Up for NaNoWriMo
Whew. Got Wisher’s World Launched and now it’s time to think NaNoWriMo. October leaped out of the gate in a whirlwind of editing and formatting the first volume of Wisher’s World, which came out on...
View ArticleAttempting NaNoWriMo
November is NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing) Month. An almost insane frenzy takes over writers’ lives everywhere on the planet during this time of word counts and writing attempts. If you’ve never...
View ArticleMotivation Leads to Motion
Image courtesy of jesadaphorn at FreeDigitalPhotos.net A story, an article, an essay or poem all begin with motivation. All move forward because of it. The concept of motivation is defined as follows:...
View Article\ Writers’ Holidays and Year’s End
The annual writers’ holidays have begun. Thanksgiving and Black Friday, as always, divided November into days of humming along nicely on NaNoWriMo projects and those days of panicked scrambling to...
View ArticleSeason of Inspiration
Thanksgiving has come and gone. Intervening weeks of holiday preparation is about to culminate in that be all and end all of holiday bashes, Christmas. Afterwards, by a week, will be fireworks and New...
View ArticleConfession Time
Okay, peeps. 2016 is both at the top of the calendar and on the clock. Let’s face it. Last year, for many of us, was both a challenge and a disappointment. It’s time to switch things up and make...
View ArticleFLAFIWRIMO Flash Fiction Update
Yes, there are two February challenges on my calendar; the FLAFIWRIMO flash fiction story-a-day challenge over at Wordsmith Studio and my write-in group’s annual February Writing Dash of 15K words new...
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