By Michelle Griep, @MichelleGriep Some authors swear by writing before the sun is up. Others are nocturnal. And lots don’t have a choice, squeaking in words whenever a spare minute flares up. Which begs the question: is a certain time of day better than others to write? Short answer: Yep. Long answer: The best time to get your word count …
How to Start Using Facebook Live Videos as an Author
by Beth K. Vogt, @bethvogt Back in the spring, I started doing Facebook Live videos on my Author Facebook page. I’d heard the benefits of Facebook Live videos, specifically how Facebook prioritizes showing live video in people’s feeds, making it a great way to increase your visibility to readers. Even knowing this, the introvert in me hung back longer than I …
Just in Case you Need a Smile Today
by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart Since there’s a bit of chaos and anger in the world these days, I thought it might be high time to inject a bit of humor into your day with a classic video. If you’ve been in this industry for more than ten minutes, you’ve probably had, or heard about, the type of conversation played …
Are You Willing to Declutter Your Fears to Achieve Your Dreams?
by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan I told my husband once I submitted my latest book to my editor on August 31st, then I would make time in my very busy schedule to declutter our basement. Now this is a project and a half, friends. With over thirty years of marriage, and twenty-four of them have been spent in our current home, …
Seven Rules to Get the Feedback You Need
by David Rawlings, @DavidJRawlings Writers are a fragile lot, aren’t we? We beaver away in our imaginary worlds, creating and inhabiting spaces with characters of our own creation. And when we emerge, it can sometimes be daunting to work out if what we’ve created it worth reading. We’re artists – even if you’re trying to make a living from writing, you’re an …
Impact: What Is Greatness Really?
by Jeanne Takenaka, @JeanneTakenaka I’ve lost track of how many times, in my heart of hearts, I’ve yearned to make a difference in our world. As a teen, I was sure I had big things ahead of me. I just needed to discover them and do them. Now, decades later, there are still times when I wish I could make an impact …
Filling Your Well with Fall Reading
by Katherine Reay, @Katherine_Reay After finishing a manuscript, I feel dry. All my creativity has been spent and I’m a little tired. We all have times in which we need to recharge and that moment is always mine. I believe writers need to be voracious readers. We need to be inundated with stories. But in the last days of writing something new, …
After The Honeymoon
by Tari Faris, @FarisTari My husband and I agree that the hardest part of our relationship since we started dating eighteen years ago was our engagement. What? The engagement? But that is supposed to be fun. Right. Well, it wasn’t. He was in Illinois working with a summer youth program that kept him busy from about six in the morning …
Back to Virtual School: 5 Tips For Productive Writing During This New Season
by Heidi McCahan, @HeidiMcCahan The new school year has arrived and even if you don’t have children, you’re probably still aware of this milestone event that marks the end of summer and the unofficial beginning of fall. As my own children are adjusting and adapting to the changing landscape of a school year that’s beginning online, I’ve realized now is the …
The Power of Expectations
Happy Monday. I hope you enjoyed the last weekend of August. We went on a gator walk. Sort of like a bear hunt, but with gators. So, near our Florida house, a 1.5 mile trail winds through the swampland, along the Indian River and emerges at the beach. My husband has been dying to take this mosquito infested walk, in …
4 Ways to Survive Self-Editing
by CJ Myerly, @mdippedinink My son curls into my side, a sheet of stickers in his lap as our preacher speaks. He points to a sticker. I peel it off, and so it goes. Over and over again, as he sticks each sticker to a blue sheet of paper. Then, comes one of the stickers that’s a little more complicated, that …
Jesus Wore a Dress: Reactionary Ideas in Our Novels
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell I met a girl, Tonya. Yowzers. I liked her, and on our first date, I could do no wrong. However, the next time we got together, I couldn’t seem to say anything right. Appropriately annoyed, she challenged me. I had two options—react and defend myself, or dig deep, consider her comments, and give a true account …
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