January 2, 2020 Developing a Scene Developing a Scene remains the hardest part of teaching someone to write, of someone trying to learn to write. I’ve read others who are… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
January 1, 2020 The Year of Writing Furiously A simple encouragement today – This is the decade of success for you all. This is the year you will finish your novel, and… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
December 1, 2019 No Writing on December 1 Unless you are trying to complete your novel at Genre specific word counts (75,000 to 95,000), there is no writing today. Relax. Play a… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
November 8, 2019 Busy with NaNoWriMo I’m writing right now! 18,000 words and I haven’t hit that crucial spot where the book pulls together yet. I’ll have some posts online… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
October 30, 2019 The Ultimate NaNoWriMo Survival Guide To get the most out of NaNoWriMo, you need the ultimate survival guide. You don’t have to join a mailing list to get it…. Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
October 4, 2019 Updates and McGuffins Some quick behind the scenes updates – kind of like Evernote was doing and then sadly stopped! I’ve switched to a new SEO tool… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
July 30, 2019 Do Not Fall for Vanity Press Scams I should mention – before anything else – the origin of the name “vanity press”. Traditional publishers used to get deluged (still do, but… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
July 29, 2019 Sobering Reality: Dealing with Internet Bullies The internet is a good place – for the most part. I can find research on whatever topic I need, some of it credible,… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
July 28, 2019 Surprising Things from my life I put in my novels It’s one of those things – you just can’t avoid putting yourself in the novels. It’s a fact – most of my protagonists come… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
July 26, 2019 The Love of Writing It feels like I’ve always been writing. All through my life I’ve written. Most of the novels putter out and never got finished, but… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)