by Beth K. Vogt, @bethvogt I attended my first writers conference of 2020 last weekend. It was a virtual conference, with all the attendees and speakers “zooming in” from all over the world. The technical glitches were few – and I’m certain that’s because of the many prayers that were prayed during the two days, as well as the hard work …
The Fear Trap
by Andrea Christenson, @andrea143 As writers we often joke about finding ourselves doing anything to avoid writing. We do the laundry, clean out the fridge, scrub at the grout in the bathroom with an old toothbrush. Anything! Lately, I’ve been finding myself in the trap more and more often. “Just wash the dishes, then you can get a page of writing …
When it doesn’t go quite as planned!
Ready to work today? Before you start, I have a little story. Here goes: So, Andrew and I are SCUBA divers, and we decided to stay a couple extra weeks in FL to get some diving in before heading back to MN. We called around—every boat was full, but on Sunday, last minute, we were able to hop on a …
The Beauty of Learning to Wait
by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan Several years ago, I celebrated a friend’s birthday by attending a pottery painting party at a local studio with our circle of friends. We had two hours to choose a piece of greenware—clay that has been shaped, but not fired yet—and paint it any way we desired. We laughed, ate the most fabulous cupcakes and celebrated …
Line Edits: Taking Your Novel from Mediocre to Marvelous
by Rachel D. Russell, @RDRussellWrites I recently completed my first line edits on a manuscript. I won’t even venture a guess as to how my editor’s mind can keep track of all the things. Like the fact that my heroine shrugged her shoulder 98,625 times in the novel (really, she’s not as apathetic as that might make her sound). Or, my hero, …
Writing Challenge: Write A Book In A Month
by Alena Wendall, @alenawendall Has your writing been lagging? Not motivated to finish or keep going? How about a challenge? You game? I’m going to write a book during the month of August. Last week I realized summer is almost over and I’m behind on my writing goals, embarrassingly so. Yes, I’m busy. We all are, right? I was moaning to a …
What Would You Tell Your Pre-published Self?
by Patricia Bradley, @PTBradley1 As I stare at the cursor blinking on the first page of my thirteenth novel, my mind searches for anything to write except what I know I must. I have a deadline looming and I only have one chapter written. The beginning of a book is the hardest for me. I don’t know my characters nearly well …
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