Hello and welcome back to my blog. Currently at 2218 on Sunday 6 August 2017 I am less than 2 hours from another writing marathon. This one for the Natal Day holiday on August 7, 2017. As with previous marathons I will […]
Hello and welcome back to my blog. I was asked recently the question about how to escape effort with writing. Hence the title of this post. And the answer to that is: Drum roll please . . . . . . . […]
Hello and welcome back. I got asked a question recently about what I would buy if I got a $100 gift card to Amazon. Specifically what I would buy to help me with my writing. I hope you can forgive the blatantly […]
To build your writing momentum there are several things that I’ve found that helps me. First is to not stop writing. Remember the theory that an object in motion tends to stay in motion and an object at rest tends to […]
Hello and welcome back. One of the hardest parts for writing fiction is to get a grasp on showing and telling. One of the best books on that is by Marcy Kennedy in her Busy Writer’s series. You can grab a copy […]
Today I would like to start off by pointing you to an article on dialogue from The Guardian. It is about the brilliance of Jane Austen’s dialogue in her novels. It has been said that one of the best ways to improve […]
Hello and welcome back. Today’s topic is Internal Dialogue. The book that I read on this subject is from the Busy Writer’s Guide series by Marcy Kennedy. So what is internal dialogue? The thoughts that are going through the character’s head […]
Hello and welcome back to my blog. Today I would like to let you know of some of the writing craft books that have helped. If you’re like most authors and not the world famous ones you likely have a job, and […]
Hello and welcome back again To bring you up to date on my works in progress (WIPs) No Remorse No Regret: Got the ISBN number, got the covers made and did a Facebook page for the covers and invited friends to choose […]
Hello and welcome back. I’ve written a few times about time management for authors, one on finding time to write, also did a Youtube video on that which you can watch here. Some tips for that include writing on breaks at work or […]