I’ve followed author, editor, and writing coach, C.S. Lakin for years. I’ve matured as a writer from her critiques, classes, and books. She loves helping writers at all levels. When I emailed her on a personal matter, she responded with sweet understanding, then shocked the heck out of me. “Why don’t you write me a blog post sometime…the #1 way
Read moreIs your story idea good enough to become a book? Find out on my vlog.
Read moreHow strong is your desire to write? In a 1964 interview, Harper Lee said, “Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think they’re quite different from people who must write.” I’ve added this topic on my vlog.
Read moreI’ve learned a lot from watching YouTube videos and have often thought making some helpful vlogs. Desiring to encourage writers not to give up on their dreams, here is my first vlog.
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Marketing is hard for introverted novelists
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This month’s guest blog post is from Award Winning Patty Wiseman who writes stories of strong women overcoming insurmountable odds. From historical to contemporary these romantic and suspenseful tales carry the message of survival by extraordinary women. Find Patty on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Google+, and Amazon. WHERE IT ALL STARTED I was that kid with the flashlight under the covers every
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Authors are plagued with self-doubt and worry over silly things. Harper Lee, for one, threw her whole manuscript for To Kill a Mockingbird out her NYC window while editing. Fortunately, her publisher made her retrieve and finish the book. See, Fling Manuscript From the Window. Laura Ingalls Wilder’s daughter, Rose, stated in a diary entry the she doubted her mother’s manuscript
Read moreSome days, you just have to spread everything across the floor and sort it out.
Read moreChocolate makes it all better 🙂
Read moreThere is a downside to receiving critiques from multiple writers/readers. For example, ten people will have ten different opinions on grammar and views of the story which, although helpful to catch minor issues, also adds discouraging doubts into the mix. I end up revising the story and characters so much I hear my main character screaming, “Leave me alone.” Which is exactly what the
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Some coffee, a keyboard and my soul! My first true friends!
Because romping about is not socially acceptable.
