February 19, 2019 Updates! I’ve been monstrously busy over the last few weeks – should have some new content up next week! Thanks for your patience! 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 6, 2019 Movies That Influenced Me What movies impacted me as a writer? I mean, you don’t just start writing movies and novels because you’re on hold with Dell tech… 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 4, 2019 For My Website Followers Realizing that at this point my followers number in the fives, it’s an article few will read today. But you know, someday the endless… 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, 2019 Happy New Year Happy New Year. This is the year of your success. By the way, that sounds like the title of a good book – “The… 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 21, 2018 Why I Want A Mac I have used PC’s for years. Back in the day, they were called IBM clones. Now everyone calls them by the operating system –… 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 18, 2018 Back On Track Sorry – illness laid me up for a few days. Haven’t been able to write. We’re back on track now. 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 9, 2018 Structuring the Dreaded Act 2 Some writers hate endings. Some writers have troubles with beginnings. All of them hate middles. One of the keys to problems with middles is… 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 7, 2018 What Surprising Factor made You Fail NaNoWriMo? I’ve read with some dismay a lot of people writing the same thing over and over again. “My word count total was 12,000 words… 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 6, 2018 Beginning The Structural Edit During our pacing edit where we ADD words instead of cutting them, we also have to make sure we’ve kept to our structural goals…. 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 4, 2018 Pacing Is Key Let’s look at the quick math on word counts as books. 50,000 words is not enough in most genres. It’s a start. Most fiction… 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)